Babe and Claire Ruth photograph

Date1939 April 20

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth and his wife Claire. The caption (not shown) reads "Babe Ruth, long known as the home run king by his lusty slugging, was just an interested spectator, April 20 as he and his wife (above) turned out for the American League opener between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in New York. Yanks won, 2 to 0, it being the first time since the mighty Babe was the big gun of their artillery that the Yanks won their opener"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0585

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Ruth, Claire

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.5 x 6.5 in.

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

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