Photo of Gehrig signing autograph
+1 Love that photo, Mark. Thanks so much for showing us.
And I also agree about photos of players signing for kids. There was a nice Babe Ruth one on ebay recently. I think some N54'er got it.
What is especially great about this photo, to me, is the date and information it provides. The day before the club announced Gehrig's fateful diagnosis. I'm sure Lou already knew it, it just hadn't been announced to the public. You can see the concern on his face. Most Gehrig photos show his great smile, but not on this day. So much on his mind, yet here he was still signing for the kids when no one could have blamed him for sitting quietly in the clubhouse.
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