Babe Ruth scrapbook volume 05 part 01, between 1924 and 1927

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Babe Ruth scrapbook volume 05 part 01

Datebetween 1924 and 1927

DescriptionThis volume begins with the year 1924. The original cover is included and reads: "1924, My California Tour." Black and white photographs include: mountains; a waterfall at Shasta Springs, CA; Babe with a member of the Girls' Club; a barnstorming team shot; Babe and others at the "Babe Ruth Luncheon," Los Angeles Biltmore; Babe at the train station; publicity shots at numerous hospitals; Ruth waiting for the train at the station; Ruth standing with a Girls Baseball team, and another with him and the Girls' Club team. The news articles in this volume mainly document the various stops on the tour, and how the cities received Ruth and the other players. There are announcements of arrival in various newspapers: The Anaconda Standard, The Tacoma Sunday Ledger, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, to name a few. Newsprint photos of Ruth with General Pershing, and Christy Walsh can also be found throughout. One headline reads: "Ruth Back on Buffalo Diet."

Object numberBL-1956-00155-028

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Walsh, Christy

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Meusel, Robert William, 1896-1977

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA SCR 044 Babe Ruth scrapbooks

Dimensionsw x h x d: 23.25 x 25.5 x 1.4 in.

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