David - Thanks for the info!
What's interesting is to see the differences between the photo posted and what I posted. In mine he's not wearing a cap or a lei....
To add to this, I almost had the perfect companion to this photo. Assuming it was taken in 1933 in Hawaii, Ruth took this trip with his family despite being in serious negotiations with the Tigers owner Frank Navin. But missed a scheduled interview in late 1933 because he was in Hawaii (posing for my photo - lol). Navin took this as a snub by Ruth and hired Michel Cochrane instead. I recently came across a 1934 Tiger team ball with Babe Ruth on the sweetspot (obtained in the Yankees trip to Detroit in 1934) - almost a "what could have been" scenario ball with an interesting backstory - but the seller disappeared and isn't returning messages.
Joel
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