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Bye Bye, Bambino: The Funeral of Babe Ruth - LIFE
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On This Date in Sports August 17, 1948: Good Bye Babe
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Bye Bye, Bambino: The Funeral of Babe Ruth - LIFE
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Babe Ruth at Lou Gehrig's funeral, 1941. Babe ruth, Lou gehrig, Baseball history
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Bye Bye, Bambino: The Funeral of Babe Ruth - LIFE
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Bye Bye, Bambino: The Funeral of Babe Ruth - LIFE
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Bye Bye, Bambino: The Funeral of Babe Ruth - LIFE
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1929 Babe Ruth, Bambino in Mourning Distraught at Funeral of Wife Baseball Photo
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Anniversary of Babe Ruth's death: 70 years later
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Babe Ruth: The Life and Baseball Career of The Great Bambino, by Javad, SportsRaid
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75,000 Go to Babe Ruth's Funeral And Stand in Rain Along Fifth Ave.; ALL WALKS OF LIFE JOIN IN FINAL TRIBUTE TO BABE RUTH - The New York Times