Skip to main content
Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph, 1948 August 19
Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph
Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph, 1948 August 19
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph

Date1948 August 19
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth's funeral procession. The caption (not shown) reads "Thousands look on in the rain as the casket containing the body of Babe Ruth is carried past honorary pallbearers after solemn requiem mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The funeral procession then made its way to the gate of heaven cemetery for burial."
Object numberBL-1968-01451-0722
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions8.5 x 6.5 in.
Public Access NotePlease note that not all works are on view at all times - their availability is subject to change per the discretion of the Museum staff. Only a portion of NBHFM's collection is currently online and the information presented here is subject to updates and additions based on research and imaging activities. The images, titles, and descriptions are products of their time. If you have corrections or additional information about this object, please email research@baseballhall.org to help improve our records. This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of an image contrary to or in addition to the information in our records. For more information or access to a high resolution reproduction (some fees may apply), contact: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0711
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Crowd Outside Babe Ruth's Funeral photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0709
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Claire and Julia Ruth at Babe Ruth's funeral photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0717
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Babe Ruth's Casket Leaving St. Patrick's Cathedral photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0718
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Crowd Watching Babe Ruth's Funeral Procession photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0713
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Mass for Babe Ruth photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0724
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
Babe Ruth's Family at Funeral Service photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0721
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19
John McGraw Funeral photograph, 1934 February 28
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1232
McGraw, John Joseph, 1873-1934
1934 February 28
Babe Ruth Funeral Procession Crowd photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0736
Palumbo, Fred
1948 August 19
Crowd Outside Babe Ruth's Funeral photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0710
Palumbo, Fred
1948 August 19
Babe Ruth Funeral photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: B-1963-1940-012
Flanders, Richard
1948 August 19
Babe Ruth Funeral Dual photograph, 1948 August 19
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0720
New York World-Telegram
1948 August 19