Lot # 259: 1948 Babe Ruth (HOF) & William Bendix Original Type 1 Photo

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2022 9:00 PM to
4/2/2022 9:00 PM



Babe Ruth and actor William Bendix posed for photographers on-set for the The Babe Ruth Story (1948) in this 6.5" x 8.5" news service photo. Though the biopic itself was and is widely panned by critics as a terrible fictionalization of Ruth's life, it certainly created an opportunity to capture images of The Babe during the last weeks of his life. Central image of this photo is clean and bold with light creasing around the white borders, which is worst in the top left corner. Verso includes remnants of a paper tag, along with handwritten notations and Acme Newspictures stamping. A small, modern blue sticker appears in the lower lefthand corner. Photo is fresh to the hobby and originates from the archive of Photo File, Inc. where it has been housed for many decades until this offering. Guaranteed Type 1.

 

 

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