Babe Ruth Shaking Hands photograph
Datebetween 1920 and 1934
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth shaking hands. The back of the photograph (not shown) suggests the man on the right could be Fred Lieb, a sportswriter. There is a row of bats next to Ruth and a dugout on the the right. This could be at spring training or a practice field. Ruth is wearing a long sleeve shirt with Yankees home uniform pants and the man is wearing a suit. Based on his time with the Yankees, this photograph was taken between 1920 and 1934.
Object numberBL-1994-02402
Subject
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Subject
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials
Dimensions6.25 x 4.25 in.
Object number: BL-1996-05433-056
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
1940 April 11
Object number: B-1950-0172-005
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
1921
Object number: BL-1995-05569-004
Grimes, Burleigh, 1893-1985
1938
Object number: BL-1996-05433-114
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
between 1920 and 1934
Object number: BL-1946-00550-009
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
between 1920 and 1934
Object number: BL-1999-03769-143
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
probably 1931
Object number: BL-1995-13017-003
Bone, Elmer Harvey, 1885-1976
between 1920 and 1934
Object number: BL-1996-05433-079
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
1937 October 07