First motor car race
 According to Antique Auto, Vol 53, #4 this 1895 painting is the first known rendering of a motor race in the USA.  The lead driver is said to closely resemble Elwood Haynes, the first to drive a motorcar in Kokomo Ohio during the July 4th parade the previous year.
 
 
 
          
      
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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