Babe Ruth Yankee Stadium Funeral photograph

Date1948 August 17

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of mourners. The caption (not shown) reads "Bob Fountain, who has spent most of his life in a wheelchair, pauses at the bier of Babe Ruth in the Rotunda of Yankee Stadium, August 17, for a last look at his baseball idol and friend. Fountain used to occupy a seat behind first base, and the babe would always greet him with his familiar salutation, 'Hiya Keed.' The Babe had a poor memory for names and called all his friends 'Keed.'"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0697

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Fountain, Bob

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.25 x 6.5 in.

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

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