Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster with Illustration of Duryea Motor Wagon, 1896
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Early on, automobiles were more curiosities than practical transportation. This print shows an original Duryea displayed by the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Duryea Motor Wagon Company was the first American company to try to make a business of building and selling automobiles in 1896.
Early on, automobiles were more curiosities than practical transportation. This print shows an original Duryea displayed by the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Duryea Motor Wagon Company was the first American company to try to make a business of building and selling automobiles in 1896.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1896
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.1.1774.P.CO.718
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Banner of poster shows bust portraits of Barnum & Bailey and reads: THE BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH [continued on lower left corner:] THE FAMOUS DURYEA 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. On back, stamped in blue ink with hand-writing in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s hand: FILE No. Co 718. 1896 Duryea Poster.
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