Fence Buster: The Story of Babe Ruth

n.d.a.

Movietone American, established 1927

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Title Fence Buster: The Story of Babe Ruth

Artwork Date n.d.a.

Artist Movietone

Life Dates established 1927

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Super 8mm sound

Dimensions 4800 in. 12192.0 cm

Classification Film and Video

Department Performing Arts

Credit Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 1991.826

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Movietone, Fence Buster: The Story of Babe Ruth, n.d.a., Super 8mm sound. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, 1991.826.

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Fence Buster: The Story of Babe Ruth

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