Lou Gehrig Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1938-1941.

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Lou Gehrig Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1938-1941.

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This scrapbook covers Lou Gehrig's life from 1938 to 1941. There are 11 ticket stubs for Shibe Park games for 1938 and 1940. Glued to one page is a 1938 Atlantic Baseball Book and an envelope which states it was sent to MIss Pat Patterson by Lou Gehrig, postmarked August 1937. The second page has seven autographs, such as Babe Dahlgren and Lefty Gomez.

1 scrapbook (293mm x 213mm x 35mm)

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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