The House That Ruth Built cartoon

Date1934

DescriptionA cartoon drawn by Burris Jenkins, "The House That Ruth Built," in 1934. The drawing is of Yankee Stadium from the outside. Babe Ruth is pictured out front with his car. A banner on entrance reads, "1934 Game Today, Yankee Stadium, Exhibition, Brooklyn Vs. New York." There is also a note in the lower right corner that reads, "To The Babe, Till The Rafters Fall, Burris Jenkins, Jr."

Object numberB-1950-0172-016

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

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 132

Dimensions20 x 15 in.

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

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