I know there were a few, but how common were they, and how many in relation to horses?
Also, is it fair to say that an immigrant from a small village in Poland just arriving in the US that year would probably be seeing a car for the first time?
You might want to xpost this to /r/buffalo.
There are a lot of city history buffs that frequent the subreddit and post historic pictures and stories.
Not sure how many are active on this subreddit though.