Babe Ruth Day photograph

Date1947 April 27

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth on Babe Ruth Day, April 27, 1947. He appears to have finished speaking to the crowd at Yankee Stadium. He is looking to the side and the people around him are clapping. Those visible in the background are National League President Ford Frick, Sportscaster Mel Allen, Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman, and Commissioner A.B. Chandler.

Object numberB-1950-0172-022

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991

Subject Spellman, Francis, 1889-1967

Subject Frick, Ford C.

Subject Allen, Mel, 1913-1996

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Baseball Hall of Famers

Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.

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

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