Babe Ruth Swinging Bat photograph

Datebetween 1920 and 1923

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth. He appears to be post swing and looking to see where the ball landed. There is a catcher visible behind and a batting cage can be seen in the left corner. There are two unidentified players in the distance and two figures can be seen in the first row of seats. Otherwise, the stadium appears to be empty. Based on Ruth's time with the Yankees and a stamp on the back (not shown), this photograph was taken between 1920 and 1923.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0673

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

Dimensions8 x 6 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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