    
Title: Babe Ruth talks with Jacob Ruppert Jr. Description: Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr.; AKA: The Bambino; Sultan of Swat; February 6, 1895-August 16, 1948), released by the New York Yankees, talks with Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867-January 13, 1939), owner of the New York Yankees, a New York National Guard colonel, U.S. Representative from New York, and a brewery owner; Ruppert told Ruth he would not stand in the way if an offer came from another ball club; Ruth later signed a three-year contract as vice-president and assistant manager of the Boston Braves baseball team; movies made of Ruth's life include The Babe Ruth Story (1948 U.S. film) and The Babe (1992 U.S. film) and U.S. television films in 1991 and 1998; Ruth also acted in Rawhide (1938 U.S. film), a western, and The Pride of the Yankees (1942 U.S. film) biopic of Lou Gehrig; Gehrig was called "The Iron Horse;" Location: Boston, Massachusetts, 1935 Keywords: Babe, The Babe, Babe Ruth Story, The Bambino, baseball players, Boston Braves, home run hitters, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, sports heroes, Sultan of Swat, 1930s, Great Depression. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1275 x 916 (1.17 MPixels) (1.39) Print Size: 10.8 x 7.8 cm; 4.3 x 3.1 inches File Size: 3.35 MB (3,507,590 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000096503 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
