Atlanta and the nation were beside themselves when Hammerin' Hank Aaron finally broke Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714 on April 8, 1974. These 8.5 x 11" front captioned wire photos well document the achievement from the moment Aaron selected his bat to the press conferences that followed the game he hit # 715. (6) of the images have editor marks and/or enhancements, but all are at least VG with many better.