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
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Baseball Hall of Famers
Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.
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