Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio...

[prewarsports]

This is my favorite Joe DiMaggio photo that I own. I remember it being on the cover of a magazine or something too but I cant remember where I have seen it before. It is an original Type 1.

Rhys

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

This is my favorite Joe DiMaggio photo that I own. I remember it being on the cover of a magazine or something too but I cant remember where I have seen it before. It is an original Type 1.

Rhys

Probably the last time he signed for free.

[Jacklitsch]

[olsport]

This is the only wire photo I have:

Since I am from the Bay area, here is Joe's Cafe in SF from 1941.

And a postcard from it. Notice sign changed to Joe's Grotto

[3and2]

DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces on February 17, 1943, rising to the rank of sergeant. He was stationed at Santa Ana, California; Hawaii; and Atlantic City, New Jersey as a physical education instructor. He was discharged in September 1945.

Here is an original photo of him playing for the Army

[Heritage Sports]

Here's a pretty cool DiMaggio piece which is in the current Heritage Signature auction. It's the first ever six-figure baseball contract, for DiMaggio in 1949.

http://sports.ha.com/common/view_ite...7&Lot_No=81923

[thekingofclout]

comes this superb pair of 1961 Season Passes. The first one is from MLB and the second is compliments of the Yanks. What's really neat about these is that I bought them a couple of years apart from different sellers. How lucky is that?

DiMaggio1961pass.jpg

1961dimaggioPASS.jpg1961dimaggioPASSverso.jpg

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by 3and2

DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces on February 17, 1943, rising to the rank of sergeant.

Only after he was shamed into doing so. And, unlike his rival Ted Williams, who was a combat fighter pilot, Joe spent all his time stateside, playing baseball.

Real class.

(As you probably can tell, I really don't like DiMaggio, and the absurd reputation he has for being a class act. Class act? He alienated every human being he ever dealt with, including his two wives, his son, and his brothers. Like almost every Yankee Joe D played with, Mickey Mantle couldn't stand him. In short, he was a prick. When he died, his only "friend" was a money-grubbing lawyer, living large off DiMaggio's estate. He was a poor excuse for a human being.)

[GrayGhost]

Well, I know from all I've read he was a fantastic player. That's all I'm personally interested in.