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Courtyard at Casa Peralta |
Courtyard at Casa Peralta. |
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Front Steps of Casa Peralta |
Front Steps of Casa Peralta. |
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Casa Peralta |
Casa Peralta. |
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San Leandro Street Scene |
San Leandro Street Scene. |
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Daniel Best Agricultural Works, Davis St. from 1891 Catalog |
Company awarded gold medal for best exhibit at California State Fair, 1890. Shown in engraving is the new Best steam combined harvester, the horse drawn harvester, the 50hp. steam traction engine, and other machines being assembled. In building was a large steam engine which supplied power to entire shop; on roof the shop whistle is shown. Stacks are from blacksmith and foundry furnaces. Large building on left is the machine shop. In background on left, the city of San Leandro can be seen with the spire of St. Leander's church. |
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1891 |
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Best's Horseless Carriage, manufactured in San Leandro |
It was powered by a 7hp vapor-electric water-cooled "gasoline engine of two opposed cylinders". It was able to attain a top speed of 20 miles per hour, 18 mph with a load of eight passengers. Otto Best, Clarence Lee Best (driver), Henry Best, George Flint's Aunt Mary, Dick (Edgar Evans) Richards. |
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1900 |
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Best Manufacturing Co., about 1900. Panorama View |
Best Manufacturing Co., about 1900. Panorama View. |
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1900 |
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Best Steam Traction Engine |
Loading logs in Shasta County, Sierra Nevada Mountains. A.P. Smith, Shasta County, California. This engine supplies large mill with logs, hauling them 5 miles from forest, over ascending and descending grades of 8 percent, with a load of 2300 feet of green logs. |
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1900 |
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Three Best Rigs in Copperopolis Calif., ca 1904 |
Best rigs used in copper mining operations, probably near Copperopolis, California. |
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1904 |
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Best Manufacturing Company's early Tracklayer Models |
Note improved grader designed to remove mud on rotation around track sproket; improved idler on rear track drive with coil spring to allow for dirt buildup. Thirties had front box springs for twist motion. Tailseat 30" for orchard, topseat 30" field tractor, topseat 60" field tractor. |
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