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 (such as this) but also 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 are known thus far with multiple variations possible. Of the fourteen known baseball players featured in the Newsboy issue, just three depict Hall of Famers: one of Amos Rusie (featured elsewhere in this auction) and two different featuring John Montgomery Ward. This example the "Bat at Side" photo boasts impeccable image clarity and contrast with very little wear to the photo itself. Some staining and soiling at the reverse reduce the technical grade, as does some very light wrinkling and tiny tears to the image at the bottom right edge. Newsboy cabinets featuring baseball players are very difficult to locate and with just two different Hall of Famers available are very desirable when they become available.