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Circa 1927 Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Barnstorming Tour Photograph - Dexter Park (PSA Type II)
<p><span style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll white; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #333333;">Vintage photograph capturing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig during the famous “Bustin’ Babes and Larrupin’ Lou’s” barnstorming tour. Each player is wearing his respective tour uniform as they pose together for the camera. Three Brown Brothers credit stamps appear on the reverse, along with handwritten notations that read in part “barnstorming in Dexter Park after their great season ca. 1927 or 1928.” The “Bustin’ Babes and Larrupin’ Lou’s” barnstorming tour, which traversed the country in both 1927 and 1928, was one of the most successful postseason tours in baseball history, as thousands flocked to the ballpark at each venue to see the two greatest sluggers in the game. Ruth and Gehrig were the only two players on the tour who traveled. Each of their respective teams was rostered with local talent, which only added to the “grassroots” spirit of the tour. Most of the games were never completed because the fans often rushed the field in the later innings to personally meet their idols. Souvenirs from the tour are scarce today and photos have always been popular mementos with collectors. The photo (8.75x7.5”) displays light editorial outlining to both Ruth’s and Gehrig’s images, light creasing, and an area of surface paper loss on the reverse that has obscured some of the written notations. In Good to Very Good condition. Culled from the legendary Brown Brothers Photo Archive. PSA encapsulated as Type II Authentic.</span></p>
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