Real photo postcard (RPPC) captioned "ARRIVAL — 8TH NG / AT FORT WRIGHT." The large sidewheel steamer SS City of Lowell (New England Navigation Company) is docked at a pier with soldiers and crowds disembarking. Horse-drawn wagons and uniformed troops visible on the dock. Back: "Post Card. / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY. / United States and Canada One Cent / Foreign Two Cents." Unused.