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This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the article "Babe Ruth" :

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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

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[edit] Fair use claim for photo to be used in Babe Ruth's Called Shot article

This photo dates from 1932. The source of this photo is the book,The Babe: A Life in Pictures written by Lawrence Ritter and Mark Rucker, and published by Ticknor and Fields in 1988. Photo credit is given to the Cooperstown Baseball Library.

A fair use claim is made for this photo to be used in the articles Babe Ruth's Called Shot and 1932 World Series, the former being a specific and well-known event in the latter. One of baseball's most famous home runs, this photo shows Ruth crossing the plate after hitting the home run. This photo is a perfect match for the accompanying text, as specific detail is given on the background of this home run.

The photo used is smaller than its original source, with less resolution. The fair use claim use for this photo is for educational and non-commercial purposes only.