This is a photograph of the Oceola Giants Football team. It was an independent team. Oceola township is located near Howell, in Livingston County, Michigan.
This photograph was included in the 1992 Edition of the Howell Bicentennial History book, and was captioned that this was the oldest picture of a uniformed team.
The exact date and names of the players are unknown.
Prepared for and Published with the Tenth Annual Report
Commissioner of Railroads for 1882, Upon which is designated the routes of the Ann Arbor Line, its connections and extensions.