This is a TYPE III.
A) Original photo was printed off the negative at the time it was taken. Then Babe & Lou signed it.
B) A duplicate negative was taken of the original signed photo and many thousands of prints were then made from the dupe neg for souvenirs to be sold at the games. Those souvenir photos are TYPE III photos. Babe & Lou would sign these when the fans requested, hence the "double" signatures of both Ruth & Gehrig appearing on these TYPE III prints.
I hope that answers your question.
Best, Jimmy
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