Issued in the late 1890s by the National Tobacco Works the N566 Newsboy cabinet set was a massive set that contained hundreds of popular athletes actresses locations politicians and more. The 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" sepia photographs were mounted on a variety of cardboard backings many cream in color but in this case gray with a green border and text. Newsboy cabinets are very highly desirable particularly due to the extraordinary scarcity and value of the 14 baseball players that have been discovered. More than 600 cabinets have been discovered thus far with multiple variations possible.William Muldoon was an American hero a Greco-Roman wrestling champion and first chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. A member of the Sixth Cavalry Muldoon fought in the Civil War as wel as in the Indian Wars of the Great Plains. After volunteering in the French Army in 1870 he moved to New York City where he accepted appointment to the New York City Police Department. In 1890 Muldoon won the wrestling championship and also became a theater actor. Known as "The Iron Duke" and "The Solid Man " he toured the country with boxing champion John Sullivan performing feats of strength in exhibitions. He trained Sullivan for his fight with Jake Kilrain threatening Sullivan with a baseball bat to get him into shape. Sullivan also trained Jack Dempsey. After boxing was legalized in New York State in 1920 Muldoon was appointed the first New York State Athletic Commission chair. In 1996 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a non-participant.This cabinet appears in VG to VG/EX condition on the front with some wear to the corners and edges of the mount but outstanding image quality. Like many cabinets the reverse contains some handwriting (in ink) as well as paper loss and added paper that are consistent with scrapbook mounting.A difficult to find example from a highly desirable massive 19th Century set.