MEARS Auction #34, Ends January 28th, 2012, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #173:

1948 Mrs. Babe Ruth at Her Husband's Funeral "Boston Herald Collection Archives" Original 8" x 9.5" Photo (BH Hologram/MEARS LOA)

Mrs. Claire Ruth takes one last earthly look at her husband, George Herman "Babe" Ruth, in the rotunda at Yankee Stadium shortly after his passing. Measures 8" x 9.5". INP cutline affixed on reverse with International News Photo stamp. Boston Herald Archives Hologram. (M0642)

The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A. French & Company. The paper was published as a single two-sided sheet, selling for one cent. This is an original photo, in many cases a Type 1 printed at the time of the event. File copies or type 2 photos are also found, and can be distinguished by the markings on the reverse.