Solemn 1939 head-and-shoulders image of Babe Ruth in formal attire, captured as the Babe attended funeral services for then Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert. Attractive photo measures 5" x 7" and verso includes full paper caption referencing Ruth's record $80k-a-year contract Colonel Jacob Ruppert signed him to for 1930-31; the most ever paid to a ballplayer at that time. Authenticated and encapsulated as a Type 1 photo by PSA/DNA.