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Names:
Other: Edward P. Best 
Joint: Miller & Best 
Active:  US
 
  
 
  
Stereographs project 
  
Business locations 
  
New Haven, CT, US 
Boston, MA, US 
New York City, NY, US 
 
  
[7-9] [Edward P. Best] Output known variously as "B" series, "Best" Series, and "Diamond H"; in early 70s, issued a few fair to good quality pirated views, but in late 70s and 80s became the most prolific producer of cheap, poor-quality views. Lab processing was very poor & views are typically very faded; had factories in New York, Boston and, for a time, New Haven. Relationship with Miller & Best unclear, but were listed in partnership in Boston, 82-85. Sales technique was making up groups of 10-20 views for a city or area; typically 80%+ of views issued were pirated, although a few originals would be made if adequate coverage didn't exist. These packages were offered to local merchants as give-aways. The option was offered to be listed as "Publisher" & as a result, every sort of business from drug store to undertaker is found listed as such, even though they had nothing to do with the actual publishing operation. Views common, with broad and varied coverage, both U.S. & foreign, as well as genre, comics, etc. One virtue of the operation was that cheap views were made available; another is that rare originals often are only found in the pirated version. 
  
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association)
Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others.
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