H'a'yah kid! The Babe Is 40 years old cartoon

Date1935

DescriptionA cartoon drawn by Burris Jenkins Jr. depicting a 40 year old Babe Ruth rounding a base manned by Father Time, an old bearded man with an hourglass in his pocket. Various cartoons picture Ruth playing a lot of golf, even though he has been sick. Ruth retired when he was 40 (1935).

Object numberB-1950-0172-013

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Jenkins, Burris, Jr., 1896-1966

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 132

Dimensions18 x 20 in.

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