Lou Gehrig Portrait 1937
Description
A slide of a black-and-white portrait photograph of Lou Gehrig. Gehrig is shown from the chest up, facing the camera and smiling. He wears the pinstripe uniform top of the New York Yankees home uniform and a cap with "NY" on the crown. His image fills up most of the frame. The photograph caption found outside of the collection reads, "Lou Gehrig Close Portrait NEW YORK - 1937. Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, poses for a photographic portrait before a game at Yankee Stadium in 1937." See gehrilo01_20.
Player(s)
Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1937–1937
Subject
Hall of famers; First basemen (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Gar-Gra
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)