1895 Duryea automobile at the Barnum & Bailey circus

View of an 1895 Duryea car at the Barnum & Bailey circus. Parade and spectators in background. Printed on front: "The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth. The famous motor wagon, or motorcycle, the identical horseless carriage that won the great race in Chicago last November to be seen every day in the new street parade. The 1895 Duryea was the world's first real automobile had all modern essentials." Printed on back: "Springfield, Mass. Birthplace of the automobile industry. America's first gasoline buggy had its pulling test, April 19, 1892. Charles E. Duryea, father of the automobile. The Duryea Motor Wagon Co. of Springfield was first U.S. motor car corp. Sept. 21, 1895. Duryea cars won America's first auto race, Chicago, Nov. 28, 1895, America's second race, New York, May 30, 1896 and England's first race, London to Brighton, Nov. 14, 1896. At the world's first race track, Providence, Sept. 1896, they took all prizes for gasoline cars. A three-cylinder Duryea won the first Eagle Rock Hill Climb, Nov. 5, 1901. #540648 granted to Charles E. Duryea June 11, 1895 antedated the first patents of all other U.S. automobile makers. Pub. by the Springfield News Co., Springfield, Mass. Tichnor quality views. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass."