From 1925 through 1935 the colorful, transcendent celebrity of the Roaring Twenties visited St. Petersburg, usually arriving a month before the beginning of spring training camp to enjoy golf, fishing, hunting and other extracurricular fun.
Most of the images in this post are never-before-seen-in-color photos of Babe Ruth in St. Petersburg ‒ some images appeared previously on this blog. The colorization process is described in this post:
The Colorful Adventures of Babe Ruth in St. Petersburg
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| Babe Ruth with an alligator bagged in St. Petersburg |
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| Babe Ruth at the Jungle Country Club (now Admiral Farragut Academy) |
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| Babe signs 1932 contract at the Rolyat Hotel (now Stetson University College of Law) |
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| Babe Ruth, manager Joe McCarthy, shortstop Lyn Lary at spring training in St. Pete, 1932 |
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| Now a Boston Brave, Babe arrives at the train station in 1935, Al Lang in white hat, upper right |
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| 1932 with wife at golf course ‒ Babe wearing golf shoes with his suit |
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| 1925 ‒ Babe Ruth, Al Lang, Miller Huggins on Jungle golf course |
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| 1925 ‒ Babe Ruth arrives in St. Pete, Al Lang second from left |
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| Babe Ruth at the Seminole Indian Village |
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| With Hazel, a greyhound visiting Crescent Lake Park |
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| 1932 with wife Claire |
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| Babe Ruth at Crescent Lake Park spring training grounds |
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Babe awards the championship trophy to "Number 2" at Derby Lane racetrack.
credit (b/w): Derby Lane Greyhound Track Records, MC 00688, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC |
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| With barber Fred Gehring in front of the Jungle Country Club Hotel barbershop |
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| On the first tee, Jungle golf course |
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| 1934 ‒ final spring training as a Yankee |
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| Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near St. Pete Beach |
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| Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near St. Pete Beach |
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Babe Ruth (left), Lou Gehrig (right) in New York, waving farewell as the team heads for St. Pete.
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| Colorized from 1924 St. Petersburg brochure |
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| Colorized from 1924 St. Petersburg brochure |
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| At Waterfront Park with Yankee owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert |
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| Manager Miller Huggins, owner Colonel Ruppert, Babe Ruth at Crescent Lake Park |
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| Crescent Lake Park ‒ Babe, Miller Huggins, Lou Gehrig |
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| Claire and Babe with a gator strapped to the front of the car |
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| Greeting senior St. Pete baseball fans. Babe is wearing a fake beard to look older! |
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| 1930 - Babe and Claire at the Jungle Country Club |
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| 1935 with Lou Gehrig in St. Pete - Babe played his final season with the Boston Braves. |
