Babe Ruth at a banquet to honor him after he signed with the Braves

Babe Ruth at a banquet to honor him after he signed with the Braves

Item Information

Title:
Babe Ruth at a banquet to honor him after he signed with the Braves
Description:
Banquet to honor Babe Ruth after he signed with the Braves in 1935. (l to r): Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Joseph Hurley, Babe Ruth, and Boston Mayor Frederick Mansfield on the dais at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
February 28, 1935
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass negatives
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball
Business people
Governors
Mayors
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Extent:
1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1g05fj35b
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Babe Ruth at Boston baseball writers banquet, February 1935.
Corrected title and date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2016.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2016.
Accession #:
08_06_036855