Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

Babe Ruth

1927
Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1945
Image: 7 13/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.8 × 24.5 cm)
Paper: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
1977.0188.2451B
Inscriptions Inscribed in image, L: 13 A.M.-7 [vertical, reversed]
Inscribed in pencil on recto, LC: 5 1/2 [vertical]
Inscribed in white ink on recto, BR: CONTACT
Inscribed in black crayon on verso, TL: Babe Ruth
Inscribed in red ink on verso, TR: 68 [circled]
Stamped in black ink on verso, TR: PHOTO BY \ MURAY
Stamped in black ink on verso, TR: MRS. NICKOLAS MURAY \ 2401 RIVER RD. \ PT. PLEASANT, NEW JERSEY
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TR: 82 [vertical]
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: 13 [crossed out]
Stamped in black ink on verso, RC: NICKOLAS MURAY \ 230 EAST 50TH STREET \ NEW YORK 22, N.Y. [crossed out]
Stamped in purple ink on verso, BL: PROOF \ TO BE RETURNED \ WITHIN 5 DAYS TO \ Nickolas Muray
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BC: L-Mb

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