Historical Photo Archive - Babe Ruth "The Sultan of Swat" Limited Edition 17x22 Fine Art Giclee on Paper # 23 / 375 (PA LOA)

Historic photo taken by George Bain in 1920 of Babe Ruth.

This Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee is printed on acid-free museum quality paper with a

hand-torn deckled edge measuring 17" x 22" in size. It is hand-titled and hand-numbered. All

though this image can be used by others the Historical Photo Archive collection will not produce

more than 375 pieces. Each piece of art features an embossed seal of quality from Historical

Photo Archive collection.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American

professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22

seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he

began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox but achieved his

greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB

batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs)

(2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.6897), and on-base plus slugging (OPS)

(1.164); the latter two still stand today. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in

American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In

1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural

members.

George Bain (January 7, 1865 – April 20, 1944) is one of the most important photographers

ever to live. The George Grantham Bain Collection is represented at the Library of Congress

Prints and Photographs Division and comprises approximately 40,000 glass plate negatives and

50,000 photographic prints.

Historical Photo Archive: The archival collection contains historically and socially significant

imagery that documents the human experience throughout the centuries up to the present day.

The collection features sport and music icons, notable luminary’s as well as landmark moments.

The lot / autograph(s) includes a LOA and lifetime authenticity guarantee from Pristine Auction.

Authentication: Pristine Auction LOA

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