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Lot # 49: 1948 Babe Ruth, "Yankee Legend Heads South in Bad Health" Unique New Discovery

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 8 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer Premier Auction 2019",
which ran from 7/14/2019 11:30 PM to
8/3/2019 8:00 PM



1948 Photograph of Babe Ruth as he poses with his family and heads south to Florida to recover from what was being reported as a "Bad Cold." Issued by the New York Times and with a full paper caption on the back that identifies the photographer, this is one of the last images of Ruth we have seen and it is being offered here for the first time ever!

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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