Babe Ruth June 29, 1929 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Title Page
Description
A slide of a full-length photograph of Babe Ruth hitting from the June 29, 1929, edition of New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial magazine. He is standing in the left-handed batter's box with his body twisting to his right toward the camera. He is looking toward the field, possibly where he hit a baseball. He is wearing a New York Yankees home uniform. Unknown players are standing on the field in the background near the dugout. The caption underneath the photograph reads, "Sultan of Swat is Back in the Game. "Babe" Ruth, Home-Run King, Testing Out His Batting Eye at the Yankee Stadium, After Recovering From the Illness That Has Kept Him Out of the Line-Up for Several Weeks Past." Information written on the physical slide reads, "NY Times cover" See ruthba01_146.