Babe Ruth and Family at 43rd Birthday Party photograph

Date1937 February 06

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth celebrating his 43rd birthday with his family. From left to right: daughter, Dorothy; daughter, Julia; mother in law, Carrie Merritt; and wife, Claire. Dorothy is holding a dog and they are all sitting around a table with a cake and teacups. Framed photographs of Ruth can be seen hanging on the walls. The note on the reverse (not shown) states that this was taken on February 6, 1937.

Object numberBL-1996-05433-037

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

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Ruth, Claire

Subject Pirone, Dorothy Ruth

Subject Stevens, Julia Ruth

Subject Merritt, Carrie, 1872-1943

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Baseball Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.

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

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