Babe and Helen Ruth in Formal Wear photograph

Date1923 January 17

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe and Helen Ruth. Babe is sitting on a couch with a cigar in one hand and his other hand in a wrap, possibly an injury. Helen is standing beside him and appears to be applying some type of solution to the wrapped hand. Babe is dressed in a suit and Helen is wearing a dress with a lace overlay and a hat.

Bio/Historical Note.

Object numberBL-1996-05433-014

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Ruth, Helen, 1897-1929

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Baseball Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions7.5 x 9.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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