CIRCA 1928

Sepia tone 8"x10" photograph showing Babe Ruth leaning against the wooden fence of a baseball stadium with a crowd of African American fans in the background. The image is one of the most important taken of Ruth in the period and illustrates both the high regard in which he held his entire fan base and the admiration the African American community had for him. Period prints, especially those of this quality, are exceedingly rare and the offered example dates to around three years after the original was taken circa 1925. Portions of the original 1928 dated paper caption remain on back (with missing text filled in on a blank slip of attached paper) and there are a number of other publication related stamps/notations. Mild toning and some scattered wear with the most notable flaw being a crease to upper right. Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA as "Type III": VG