Description:July 4,1939 Lou Gehrig farewell speech photograph. Uncommon candid image taken during Lou Gehrig's heroic farewell speech. Image measures 7"x9" picturing Gehrig wiping away tears with a handkerchief as Babe Ruth stands in the background. Appropriately, a portion of an award plaque is visible in front of Gehrig which reads "Don't Quit!". The offered photo is the first of this exact vantage point that we have encountered: EX-MT