Dec 01, 2011 - Sale 2263

Sale 2263 - Lot 64

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(BASEBALL.) Fein, Nat; photographer. Babe Ruth preparing to speak at Babe Ruth Day. Silver print, 11 1/2 x 11 inches; taped on corners to mount, very minor foxing; signed by photographer and inked "6/250" in margin. [Image from New York, 27 April 1947]

Additional Details

In the year before his death from cancer, Ruth prepares to deliver his farewell speech to the Yankee Stadium fans. The broadcaster Mel Allen stands behind Ruth.