Lou Gehrig 'Iron Man' commemorative album, 1936

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Lou Gehrig 'Iron Man' commemorative album

Date1936

DescriptionA commemorative album presented to Lou Gehrig for playing in 1,800 consecutive games with the New York Yankees. It highlights his achievements up to the 1936 season. This was presented and is signed by Will Harridge, president of the American League. The album has brown leather padded covers and includes a photograph of Lou Gehrig.

Object numberBL-1956-00252-001

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941

Subject Harridge, Will, 1881-1971

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA SCR 288 Lou Gehrig "Iron Man" Album

Dimensions7.5 x 11 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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