Babe Ruth and Billie Webb at World Series photograph

Date1933 October 02

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth and Billie Webb at the World Series. The caption (not shown) reads "The Mighty Sultan of Swat, an interested spectator at the second world series game at St. Louis, is shown here in conversation with the mascot of the Philadelphia Athletics, Billie Webb." Ruth is sitting on a bench wearing a suit and hat. Webb is sitting on his lap and wearing an Athletics uniform. People are visible in the background, including Jimmie Foxx.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0380

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Foxx, Jimmie

Subject Webb, Billie

Subject Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

Subject St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions7.5 x 9.5 in.

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

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