An original invitation to Babe Ruth's funeral that reads, "Please admit bearer to the center aisle of Saint Patrick's Cathedral for the Funeral Service for George Herman Ruth." Framed together in a custom matte with a photo of Ruth (printed later) taken during his farewell appearance at New York's Yankee Stadium.

Ruth - the transformative superstar who became the icon and avatar of baseball - died from throat cancer on Aug. 16, 1948 at the age of 53. After his body lay in state at the entrance of Yankee Stadium - the so-called "House that Ruth Built" - on Aug. 17 and 18, thousands of fans surrounded New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral in Hawthorne, N.Y., on the day of his funeral on Aug. 19.