Vintage pearl-finish photo, trimmed in size to 7.5 x 9.25, depicting Ruth in his Yankee pinstripes and cap, his bat at his side, cordially shaking hands with noted broadcaster Sid Loberfeld before a game at Yankee Stadium, with several fans and a vendor visible in the background, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Sid Loberfeld’s Mother, the Mother of a swell boy, Sincerely, Babe Ruth.” According to legend, Loberfeld was the first to broadcast Brooklyn Dodgers games on the radio, debuting at Ebbets Field at the age of 17. In good condition, with trimming (slightly uneven) as noted, scattered surface marks and impressions, small area of emulsion loss to left edge, a few traces of old tape residue edges, and some flaking of ink to inscription and Ruth’s last name. Apparently Loberfeld wanted the approval of listeners throughout New York, and one could scarcely imagine a more convincing endorsement than that of Babe Ruth! Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
