Original cabinet team photograph of the 1885/86 Cuban Giants, the first salaried all-black baseball team and first professional baseball team to play abroad (Cuba). The photo features thirteen members of the pioneering club, including Andrew Randolph, Harry Johnson, Ben Holmes, Shep Trusty, Art Thomas (who in the mid 1880s was offered but turned down a contract to play with Philadelphia in the Major Leagues) G. Day, Billy Whyte, Ben Boyd, George Parego, Clarence Williams, G. Shadney, Milton Dabney (original owner of this photo) and S. Epps. The photo is inscribed on the top border Original Cuban Giants 1886-1900, St. Augustine, Fla. – Trenton N.J. and Milton Dabney is identified with an X and the initials J.M.D. The verso features a St. Augustine, Florida photographers stamp, a pair of J.M. Dabney stamps as well as faded pencil notations.
9 x 7 in.