"The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth"

[Forever Young]

I JUST PICKED THIS UP AND AM VERY VERY PLEASED.

[GKreindler]

Oh. Em. Gee.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

I JUST PICKED THIS UP AND AM VERY VERY PLEASED.

Well Done Ben! As usual as of late... I was the underbidder. Like you said, all you need now is a Conlon.

[thekingofclout]

I took a chance on this one as Lelands didn't show a scan of the reverse (no surprise there).

Lot 1097: Ruth Hugs Gehrig On His Day

ITEM DESCRIPTIONEvent: June 2010 Catalog
Category: Photo Collection > Baseball
Reserve: $100.00
Auction: 6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM EST - 7/9/2010 9:00:00 PM EST
Winning Bid: $302.50
Price Realized: $361.49
Number of Bids: 9


Press photograph of Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig as the New York Yankees honored him by celebrating "Lou Gehrig Day" on July 4, 1939. Photo still has the paper caption on the verso. There is a small chip in the lower right corner and some creasing on the upper right and lower left corners. 7 x 9". VG.

1939babelouhuggingLargeImage.jpg

And was THRILLED to see the stamping and slug of the back!

1939babeandlouVERSO.jpg

That bluish ACME stamp dates this photo to 1935-40.

Which Equals... a TYPE I photo of Babe and Lou on July 4th, 1939 for $361.49 !

Been awhile since I made a score this big. Who says there ain't no more deals to be had?

[GKreindler]

Holy canoli, Jimmy. I would have imagined that you'd need to add another zero to the end of that price to make it seem 'legit'. The contrast and clarity seem wonderful, too. FANTASTIC stab.

Here are two images I've had in my archives for a while now. They're not originals, but I've always loved the images, and you can be sure they'll find their way onto the canvas. The first comes from a game at Comiskey, probably from '36-'37, while the other is from Fenway sometime in 1935. Gehrig is pictured next to rookie Babe Dahlgren - the man who would replace him in the lineup over four years later. What a painting that would make!!





Speaking of paintings, I don't know if I ever posted these to this thread. The first is from Conlon's famous 1936 photo, and the second, we see Gehrig on the bench watching the same Dahlgren play in his spot.





Graig

[Forever Young]

I have had a couple deals over the years myself(below) Definitely tougher now though....

-Gehrig day-


-Gehrig dead w Ruth-

[thekingofclout]

Hell Ben. You've had a lot more than a "couple" deals over the years!

[jacksons]

Jimmy -

I mean this in the nicest way...that deal is ridiculous!

I have a Type 2 of that image (stamping indicates post-1940) that I paid more for than you paid for that sweet Type 1.

Good for you and thanks for sharing!