Babe and Claire Ruth photograph

Date1932 April 29

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth and his wife Claire. The caption (not shown) reads "Cake and milk is convalescent bare [care] for Babe Ruth, battling Bambino, as he recovers from the injury to his thigh sustained while playing with the New York Yankees at Boston recently. Mrs. Ruth is acting as nurse to her famous husband at their New York home. She is doing so well, that the thigh is rapidly mending and Babe hopes to be back in uniform on [...] or soon after."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0582

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Ruth, Claire

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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