LOU GEHRIG.  Original 1929 photograph of Bob Shawkey with an injury to his pitching arm that forced him to leave Major League Baseball permanently personally owned by Lou Gehrig.  Shawkey and Gehrig were close friends who played five seasons together with the New York Yankees between 1923 to 1927.  Shawkey also coached Gehrig as the Yankees manager in 1930.

ORIGINAL 1929 PHOTOGRAPH OF BOB SHAWKEY PERSONALLY OWNED BY LOU GEHRIG, THE TWO WERE CLOSE FRIENDS WHO PLAYED FIVE SEASONS TOGETHER WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES

The photograph measures 10” by 8”; stamped by the “Wide World Photos” on the verso; in good condition with minor tearing and paper loss along the borders, minor creasing, and a newspaper article on Shawkey’s injury attached to the verso; accompanied with a signed letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, the world’s leading sports authenticator, (Photograph Certification: 1P10881) acknowledging the genuineness of the photograph, and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from Heritage Auctions, the world’s leading sports auction house, signed by Robert A. Ellis acknowledging the photograph was owned by Gehrig.  Ellis’ mother-in-law, Laurel Steigler, was close friends with Lou Gehrig’s mother, Christina Gehrig. Christina bestowed her son’s collection to Steigler for allowing her to live in her home for an extended period of time after her husband’s, Heinrich Gehrig, death.

ACCOMPANIED WITH A SIGNED LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PSA/DNA ACKNOWLEDGING THE GENUINENESS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH AND A SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM HERITAGE AUCTIONS ACKNOWLEDGING THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS OWNED BY GEHRIG

Personal items belonging to Gehrig are virtually nonexistent and we were unable to locate any available for sale before 2019.  A wonderful piece of vintage baseball memorabilia related to the Yankees.