Claire Ruth holding Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle Photographs photograph

Date1956 August 16

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Claire Ruth. The caption (not shown) reads "Mrs. Claire Ruth, widow of baseball's immortal 'Babe', holds a picture of her husband and Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle in her Riverside Drive apartment here August 16th. Mrs. Ruth, who still attends Yankee games, says she hoped that Mantle, now threatening her husband's home run record of 60, doesn't get hurt. Babe Ruth died eight years ago, August 17th."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0626

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Claire

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.5 x 6.5 in.

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

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