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  • Baseball
  • Original Photographs
  • Lou Gehrig
  • Yankees
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Lot 432

1937 Lou Gehrig Teaching Police Athletic League Children Original Photograph – PSA/DNA Type 1

Starting Bid
$1,000

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Featured is an extraordinary piece of baseball history: an original 1937 photograph featuring Lou Gehrig teaching children from the Police Athletic League. This rare image captures one of baseball’s greatest legends in a candid, community-focused moment.

Details:

  • Date: September 7, 1937

  • Caption on Back Reads in part: “A pint size batter takes a man size clout” 

  • Authentication: PSA/DNA certified

  • Condition: VG vintage condition with minor signs of age consistent with a 1937 photograph

This is a must-have for collectors of baseball memorabilia, Lou Gehrig fans, or enthusiasts of 1930s Americana. A rare opportunity to own an authentic, historically significant photograph of one of baseball’s most iconic figures.

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