Babe Ruth Home Run Marker photograph

Date1952 April 05

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Claire Ruth with Babe Ruth's home run marker. The caption (not shown) reads "In a ceremony here yesterday, Mrs. George Herman "Babe" Ruth unveiled the marker on the spot where 38 years ago the Bambino hit his first home run as a professional ballplayer. Shown with the Babe's widow is Maurice Fleischman (left), promoter of the celebration, who was bat boy at the Ruth hit his 1st homer, and Connie Mack, grand old man of baseball."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0637

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

Subject Ruth, Claire

Subject Fleischman, Maurice

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

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