Claire and Julia Ruth at Babe Ruth's funeral photograph

Date1948 August 19

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Julia and Claire Ruth at St. Patrick's cathedral. The caption (not shown) reads "Mrs. Claire Ruth, the Bambino's widow, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Flanders, adopted daughter and son-in-law of the late home run king, arrive at St. Patrick's Cathedral, August 19th, for the solemn requiem mass over which Francis Cardinal Spellman presided. Joined in their grief by millions of mourning Americans, Ruth's family requested that funeral services and the funeral procession be open to anyone who wished to attend."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0717

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Claire

Subject Stevens, Julia Ruth

Subject Flanders, Richard

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 8 in.

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

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