Babe Ruth Pictures (some RARE ones!)

[Dude Paskert]

That a great picture and a neat story...thanks for sharing! That's one of the best pictures of Claire I can remember seeing. She was considered a real knockout in her day also. Speaking of Lyn Lary, whenever I'm identifying him in a photo, I always have to stop and try to decide if it's Lyn Lary or Bill Werber...they look incredibly alike!

I believe Claire was also an actress in her younger days.

[BSmile]

I believe Claire was also an actress in her younger days.

Yes, she was an actress/model (of little note) before she met Babe years later.

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Referee Ruth In The Rassling Ring
Portland, Maine - April 2, 1945
(L-R) Leo Numa, Manuel Cortez & Babe Ruth

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Babe Works Out On The Wrestling Mat
Artie McGovern's Gym, New York City - c.1932
During the off-season, Babe's manager Christy Walsh liked to use Artie McGovern's Gym to have photos taken showing The Babe in a variety of rigorous workouts. Besides providing fun pictures for the press, they were also used as propaganda to the Yankees brass in order to show 'Babe's commitment to keeping in shape' for contract negotiations.

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Referee Ruth In The Rassling Ring Pt.2
Portland, Maine - April 2, 1945
(L-R) Manuel Cortez, Babe Ruth & Leo Numa

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1933 Goudey Chewing Gum - Premium Offer Ad Poster
"OFFER EXPIRES.............NOVEMBER 1st, 1933"

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85 Years Ago Today - "Opposing Sluggers"
World Series Gm.1 - Yankee Stadium - October 4, 1928
Jim Bottomley (Cards) & Babe Ruth (Yanks)

[Bill Burgess]

That a great picture and a neat story...thanks for sharing! That's one of the best pictures of Claire I can remember seeing. She was considered a real knockout in her day also. Speaking of Lyn Lary, whenever I'm identifying him in a photo, I always have to stop and try to decide if it's Lyn Lary or Bill Werber...they look incredibly alike!

Yeah, Claire was a real looker in her prime. A Georgia Peach. But she was also a handful. She was no passive shrinking Violet. She actually wore the pants in the house.

[BSmile]

Yeah, Claire was a real looker in her prime. A Georgia Peach. But she was also a handful. She was no passive shrinking Violet. She actually wore the pants in the house.

Yeah, she managed to reel The Babe in quite a bit. It was probably a good thing for him at the time, but not so much for his daughter Dorothy.

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85 Years Ago Today Pt.2- "Ruth-Meusel Scoring"
World Series Gm.1 - Yankee Stadium - October 4, 1928
"Meusel's Homer Sews Up First World Series Game For Yanks."

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86 Years Ago Today - "Yanks Beat Pirates In Second Game"
World Series Gm.2 - Forbes Field, Pittsburgh - October 6, 1927
(L-R) Lou Gehrig, Col. Jacob Ruppert, Miller Huggins & Babe Ruth

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The Babe Visits NCR Headquarters
Dayton, Ohio - September 1938
NCR stands for the National Cash Register Co., which was the first company to manufacture and sell cash registers beginning in 1884.

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In Hollywood With Louella O. Parsons
L.A. Examiner Interview with Babe Ruth - July 1947
Long before the days of the internet, people got their entertainment news in print from people like Louella Parsons, who was among the most popularly read gossip columnists of the day.

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80 Years Ago Today - "The Babe Goes Mexican"
Old Mexico Pavilion - Chicago World's Fair - October 12, 1933
"Babe Ruth, wearing a sombrero, was protected by his daughter Julia (left), and Mrs. Ruth (right), from the dashing senoritas when he stopped at Old Mexico while visiting the World Fair in Chicago. The Babe left Chicago in the evening for Hollywood, Calif., from where he will go to Hawaii for a barnstorming exhibition."

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86 Years Ago Today - "Ruth vs. Gehrig" Barnstorming Letter
Christy Walsh Management, N.Y. - October 13, 1927