Children View Babe Ruth Casket photograph

Date1948 August 17

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of a child viewing Babe Ruth's casket. The caption (not shown) reads "James Keane, a retired New York City patrolman, lifts his seven-year-old son, Billy wearing a baseball uniform, to view the body of Babe Ruth as the baseball immortal lies in state in the rotunda of Yankee Stadium, New York City, Aug. 17. Thousands of persons flocked to the stadium, scene of Ruth's triumphs, to pay their respects to the "King of Swat."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0705

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Keane, James

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 8.5 in.

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

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