This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2006
This 1939 photo captures Ruth in street clothes accepting an award during a pregame ceremony. He is holding a 1939 World's Fair award and is flanked by among others Christy Walsh Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Colonel Jacob Ruppert. He has inscribed the photo in blue ink "To Dick Walsh From Babe Ruth" (8/10). A Jacob Ruppert secretarial signature is below Ruppert's image. There is minor paper loss in the bottom left corner of the photo and slight discoloration along the left border. VG condition overall. Measures 7 by 10 inches. EX - Barry Halper Collection. LOA from PSA/DNA.