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Honoring The Babe

Honoring The Babe

Date9/9/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Honoring The Babe: Dorothy Ruth Pirone, 65, at the unveiling of lithograph honoring the home run her father Babe Ruth hit at Hanlan's Point in 1914. It was the Babe's only minor-league homer. The ink and oil illustration was done by Toronto artist Pam Davies.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0078149F
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