6x6.5” glossy silver gelatin photograph. Features a partial team image taken during the 1917 World Series against the Chicago White Sox. Pictured are 11 Giants team members in full uniforms along w/a White Sox child mascot, all posed in front of stadium seating. Although the Sox would best John McGraw’s ball club, it was still a fantastic season for the Giants as they finished the NL season with a record of 98-56-4, good for a first place finish. In addition to the presence of New York’s manager, National Baseball Hall of Famer, John McGraw (middle row, third from left), the true highlight of this amazing artifact is the inclusion of one of the team’s overlooked ballplayers, Jim Thorpe (standing back row on right). Thorpe enjoyed a very modest Major League career, spanning a total of 6 seasons. However, prior to his MLB debut, Thorpe had already achieved international sports fame as a U.S. star during the 1912 Olympics, where he captured gold medals in both the decathlon and pentathlon. By winning those gold medals, Thorpe also became the first Native American to win gold at an Olympic Games. Jim was not only a professional baseball player but, at the same time, was also starring as one of the earliest pioneers of the National Football League, where he would receive the ultimate honor of being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Today, Jim Thorpe enthusiasts will state unequivocally that he was the greatest all-around American athlete of the 20th Century. John McGraw spent the early part of his professional baseball career playing third base for the 1890s Baltimore Orioles prior to taking over the managerial reigns of the New York Giants in 1902. For the next 31 seasons, McGraw would embark on one of the all-time great managerial careers in MLB history, culminating w/a career record of 2,763-1,948. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. Photo remains clean and glossy w/just minimal handling wear seen in reflected light. Richard Merkin Collection.