Babe Ruth with Fake Beard photograph

Date1933 March 29

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth. The caption (not shown) reads "When the Yankees played the House of David team at St. Petersburg, Fla., March 29, Babe Ruth came to bat in these whiskers. They're false, but they made the hairy House of David baseballers feel right at home. The Yanks won, 5 to 3."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0655

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions5.75 x 7.25 in.

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

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