Babe Ruth and College Football Player photograph

Date1926

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth and an unidentified man. Ruth is wearing football pads and has his hands on his hips. The man is pointing to something beyond frame and Ruth appears to be listening. The back of the photograph has a stamp that reads "From San Francisco Bureau." Ruth was a guest at the 1926 East West Shrine football game in San Francisco, suggesting that this is from that event. The unidentified man is most likely a college football player.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0496

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.25 x 8 in.

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