SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

2023 SUMMER PREMIER AUCTION

Wed, Aug 9, 2023 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 27, 2023 10:31AM EDT
Lot 278

1937 Babe Ruth (Cleaning His Gun) AP Original Photograph PSA/DNA Type 1

Sold for
$1,290
Sold Price includes BP

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Any baseball bat was a weapon in the hands of Babe Ruth, but he also was a skilled hunter. The offered photo gives a glimpse into an intriguing aspect of Ruth’s life off the field, and one of his favorite offseason activities. In this 1937 AP photo, the Bambino is cleaning one of his guns, shortly after getting a deer on a hunting expedition in the Nova Scotian woods. The image is very clear and shows Ruth with a look of deep concentration on the task at hand. The historic photo is encapsulation and deemed a Type I by PSA/DNA.

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