Rookie Joe DiMaggio takes hacks in the cage in this Type I news service photo from International. Observing the action is none other than Lou Gehrig, resting on his bat handle, as DiMaggio gets in some practice cuts sporting the #9 jersey only worn during his rookie season. Taken at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, DiMaggio remains in sharp focus with the background gently blurred by the photographer. Extremely clean photo surface appears to be free of any discernible wear, with a paper label from Globe Photos affixed to verso above an International News slug referencing the impending World Series with the New York Giants. Date stamping of October 1, 1936 has been applied to verso in red, corresponding with the day Game 1 of the 1936 World Series took place at the Polo Grounds. Authenticated and encapsulated as a Type I photo by PSA/DNA.