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Babe Ruth Portrait photograph, 1947 February 15
Babe Ruth Portrait photograph
Babe Ruth Portrait photograph, 1947 February 15
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Babe Ruth Portrait photograph

Date1947 February 15
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth. It shows him from the chest up and he is not looking at the camera. He is wearing a hat, coat, and tie. The caption (not shown) reads "George Herman (Babe) Ruth, former New York Yankee home run king, plainly shows the effects of three months' hospitalization as he leaves French Hospital New York, Feb. 15 for his Riverside Drive Apartment. Ruth entered the hospital on Nov. 26, 1946 and was operated on Jan. 6, 1947 for a neck condition."
Object numberBL-1968-01451-0774
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions6.5 x 8.25 in.
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