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4 1934-38 Wire Photos with Babe Ruth as a Retired Yankee, a Boston Brave and a Dodger.
Lot 263. 4 1934-38 Wire Photos with Babe Ruth as a Retired Yankee, a Boston Brave and a Dodger. All originals, all with original captions except the 1936 photo. 1934: UPI wire photo distributed by Acme. Ruth retired at the end of the season. A 7” x 9” photo shows him in street clothes at Navin Field in Detroit before the first game of the World Series with Dizzy Dean, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane and Schoolboy Rowe. Left border trimmed; otherwise, ex. 1935: UPI-International News. A 6.5” x 8.5” spring training photo pictures Ruth, with the Boston Braves, and a House of David player. Vg+ to ex. 1936: UPI-International News. Ruth is shown in uniform, apparently at Yankee Stadium, in an 8” x 10” photo as he makes a film short titled “Home Run on the Keys.” Vg+ to ex. 1938: UPI-Acme. Ruth, in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, talks with Chicago Cubs manager before a game in the Windy City. The photo is 6” x 8” with the bottom border removed; otherwise, ex-m+. An excellent collection capturing the latter stages of the Sultan of Swat’s career!
Winning Bid $165.
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