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Souvenir of the 23rd Regt. Fair. 1894. Held at the New Armory. New York: Perfection Playing Card Co., 1894. 52 + J + OB. Backs bear the regimental insignia, bugles, and muskets. Jolly Joker. Box lacks closure flap. Lightly euchred, but very good overall. Commemorative deck for the regiment, whose nucleus was known as the Brooklyn City Guard Reserve. New York Governor Edwin Morgan approved the group for service in 1862. Some members fought in the Civil War, and the regiment also responded to riots and labor strikes in New York, and participated in numerous parades.