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Charles Reid was a Nineteenth Century Scottish photographer who produced a large quantity of animal studies (e.g. sheep, cattle, horses and birds).

Biography
Charles Reid was born on xx xxxx 1837 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His father was William Reid and his mother was Isabella Findlater.

Originally working as a farm servant, he took up animal photography when a vistor left behind a camera. In an 1902 article in the Chicago Breeders' Gazette, Reid told how he was encouraged by George W. Wilson of Aberdeen who had seen his early amateur work.

The 1861 Census shows that Charles Reid ran a photography studio in New Pitsligo (not far from his native Turriff).

He moved to Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1875.

He became the official photographer to the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.

He was also president of the Wishaw Liberal Association.

Awards
In 1890, he was awared a Silver Medal in the Instantaneous category at the Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition.

Death
Charles Reid died on Sunday 13th January 1929.

His son, also Charles Reid, carried on the family business in Wishaw.