Soldiers and horse-drawn wagons crowd the pier as the sidewheel steamer S.S. City of Lowell arrives at Fort Wright on Fishers Island, New York, delivering the 8th New York National Guard regiment for what was likely a summer coastal-defense training encampment. It's a rare postcard that ties together Long Island Sound steamboat history, National Guard service, and Fishers Island's coastal fortifications.

• Caption: "ARRIVAL — 8TH NG / AT FORT WRIGHT."
• Publisher: RPPC — self-published / New England Navigation Company
• Status: Unposted