Babe Ruth Batting at War Bond Exhibition Game photograph

Date1943 August 26

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth batting at an exhibition game. The caption (not shown) reads "Babe Ruth, the Old Bambino, takes a cut at the ball at the Polo Grounds, New York, Aug. 26, during an exhibition game before the star-studded Army Camp Cumberland team and the New York War Bond League team, composed of Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants, took the diamond to play the admission-by-war-bonds game to raise a total of $800,000,000. Roger Bresnahan, former Giant player is catcher and Bill Klem is the ump."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0407

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.5 x 6.5 in.

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