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Lot # 1330: 1930s Babe Ruth Signs a Baseball Original Culver Pictures Photograph (PSA Type I)

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Presented is a circa 1930s image of Babe Ruth signing a baseball in an original Culver Pictures 7x9" black & white photograph. Although Ruth threw left-handed, as a youth he was schooled in penmanship at St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore. There, as was the frequent custom with natural left-handed students of the times, he was taught to write right-handed. Ruth signed autographs right-handed, in the beautiful, flowing script that he learned as a boy. He still threw left-handed, of course, and the portsider was a remarkable pitcher, mostly for the Boston Red Sox, with a 94-46 lifetime record, with a 2.28 ERA. Switching to the outfield, he belted an amazing 714 home runs, for decades the all-time record. The unidentified man to Ruth's right adds a great, vintage touch to the photo with his classic straw hat. The offered photo is in EXCELLENT condition, and it shows great clarity and contrast. The back of the photo has two Culver Pictures stamps. The striking photo has been encapsulated and PSA Certified as Type I AUTHENTIC.

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