Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney

Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney

Item Information

Title:
Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney
Description:
Boston Braves Babe Ruth is presented with the "key to the city" from Worcester Mayor John Mahoney prior to an April pre-season exhibition game between the Braves and the Holy Cross collegiate team. Visible between them is Boston Braves manager Bill McKechnie and Boston Brave Tommy Thompson.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
April 15, 1935
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Baseball managers
McKechnie, Deacon Bill, 1886-1965
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Extent:
1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/b5644t62h
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 as a Brave with Judge Fuchs, 1935
Corrected title and date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
This photograph was taken during an exhibition game played at Holy Cross's Fitton Field in Worcester, MA. The Braves defeated Holy Cross 5 to 2 (New York Times, 15 April 1935, page 29).
Accession #:
08_06_010717