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Charles Reid (1837 - 1929) was one of the first and most successful commercial photographers in Scotland. He pioneered the photography of livestock and wildlife in an era when very long exposures were generally required. In a 50 year career he travelled all over the UK. <ref>Angus McDonald [[The Scottish Farmer]] December 1997</ref>
{{Infobox photographer
| name = Charles Reid
| image = Cabinet card for photographer Charles Reid (Scottish, 1837–1929).jpg
| birth_date = 20 September 1837
| death_date = 1929
| nationality = Scottish
| known_for = Photography
}}


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'''Charles Reid''' (20 September 1837 – 1929) was one of the first and most successful commercial photographers in Scotland. He pioneered the photography of livestock and wildlife in an era when very long exposures were generally required. In a 50-year career, he travelled all over the UK.<ref name="auto">Angus McDonald [[The Scottish Farmer]] December 1997</ref>
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Reid was born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK on 20th September 1837. <ref>GRO Parish Registers Turriff</ref> and was the son of William Reid, a plasterer and labourer and Isabella Findlater <ref>1841 Census, Aberdeenshire</ref> Reid married and had 7 children.

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Reid began work as a cattle herds boy at the age of 10. An apprenticeship to a shoe maker followed and then work as a post runner. The gift of a camera from a lodger started him on the career that would occupy the remainder of his days. <ref>Angus McDonald [[The Scottish Farmer]] December 1997</ref>
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Reid was born in [[Turriff, Aberdeenshire]], Scotland,<ref>GRO Parish Registers Turriff</ref> the son of William Reid, a plasterer and labourer, and Isabella Findlater.<ref>1841 Census, Aberdeenshire</ref> Reid married and had seven children.
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Reid began work as a cattle herds boy at the age of 10. An apprenticeship to a shoemaker followed and then work as a post runner. The gift of a camera from a lodger started him on the career that would occupy the remainder of his days.<ref name="auto"/> The local trade directory indicates that Reid had a studio in [[Turriff]] until around 1876, after which he settled in [[Wishaw]] and set up a studio in Shand Street.

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He travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing the prize race horses and breeding stock of the landed gentry. For many years he was the official photographer to the Highland an Agricultural Society of Scotland and to the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

Ian Sumner in ''The Encyclopedia of 19th Century Photography'', 2013 said of Reid "Reid's pictures are always well composed and show good technique and many examples of his small studies were purchased by artists as reference for their paintings and sculptures".
Reid produced a large quantity of high-quality albumen and carbon prints. His large carbon studies of Highland cattle and sheep graced many late Victorian parlours.<ref>Hanleavy, John, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography {{ISBN|9781135873271}}</ref> Reid also ran a photographic studio in Wishaw that produced portraits and [[cabinet card]]s typical of the period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/apr/14/guardianspecial4.guardianspecial28|title=Wedding portrait cabinet, 1890s|author=Guardian Staff|date=April 14, 2007|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="170" heights="170">
File:Charles Reid Portrait of a Bull ca 1891-1892 albumen print mounted to cabinet card.jpg|''Portrait of a Bull'' ca 1891-1892 albumen print mounted to cabinet card.
File:Manx Tabby.JPG|''Manx Tabby,'' 1903, published in "The Book of the Cat" by Frances Simpson.
File:The new book of the dog - a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment (1911) (14577043008).jpg|''Mr. R.A. Tait's Wishaw Leader,'' 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
File:The new book of the dog - a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment (1911) (14577315947).jpg|''Waiting the Flight,'' 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
File:Illustrated page from The Queenslander, 1925 (24135626117).jpg|''A young blond-haired child sits on a brick wall with her black dog, both looking at someone or something in the distance,'' 1925, published in ''[[The Queenslander]],'' 5 December 1925, p. 26.
</gallery>

==Publications==
* Reid, Charles, ''Animal Studies (Photographs From Life)''. Charles Letts & Company 1902
* Reid Charles, ''Bird Life Containing Over One Hundred Illustrations of Birds and Their Nests from Photographs''. [[T. N. Foulis]], 1914
* ''Scottish Country Life'' magazine of 1915, pages 189–190, "A Master of Photography : Charles Reid, Wishaw" (article)


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He travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing the prize race horses and breeding stock of the landed gentry
==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14129130 Catalogue description 'Photograph. Group of eleven bull dogs'. Copyright owner of work: Charles Reid,...]
* [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_P/0_photographers_reid_charles_with_young_cuckoo.htm A portrait of Alexander Ayton that appeared in The Practical Photographer beside his death notice in January 1895]

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Latest revision as of 05:16, 17 April 2022

Charles Reid
Born20 September 1837
Died1929
NationalityScottish
Known forFotografie

Charles Reid (20 September 1837 – 1929) was one of the first and most successful commercial photographers in Scotland. He pioneered the photography of livestock and wildlife in an era when very long exposures were generally required. In a 50-year career, he travelled all over the UK.[1]

Reid was born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[2] the son of William Reid, a plasterer and labourer, and Isabella Findlater.[3] Reid married and had seven children. Reid began work as a cattle herds boy at the age of 10. An apprenticeship to a shoemaker followed and then work as a post runner. The gift of a camera from a lodger started him on the career that would occupy the remainder of his days.[1] The local trade directory indicates that Reid had a studio in Turriff until around 1876, after which he settled in Wishaw and set up a studio in Shand Street.

He travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing the prize race horses and breeding stock of the landed gentry. For many years he was the official photographer to the Highland an Agricultural Society of Scotland and to the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

Ian Sumner in The Encyclopedia of 19th Century Photography, 2013 said of Reid "Reid's pictures are always well composed and show good technique and many examples of his small studies were purchased by artists as reference for their paintings and sculptures". Reid produced a large quantity of high-quality albumen and carbon prints. His large carbon studies of Highland cattle and sheep graced many late Victorian parlours.[4] Reid also ran a photographic studio in Wishaw that produced portraits and cabinet cards typical of the period.[5]

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  • Portrait of a Bull ca 1891-1892 albumen print mounted to cabinet card.
    Portrait of a Bull ca 1891-1892 albumen print mounted to cabinet card.
  • Manx Tabby, 1903, published in "The Book of the Cat" by Frances Simpson.
    Manx Tabby, 1903, published in "The Book of the Cat" by Frances Simpson.
  • Mr. R.A. Tait's Wishaw Leader, 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
    Mr. R.A. Tait's Wishaw Leader, 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
  • Waiting the Flight, 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
    Waiting the Flight, 1911, published in "The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment" by Robert Leighton.
  • A young blond-haired child sits on a brick wall with her black dog, both looking at someone or something in the distance, 1925, published in The Queenslander, 5 December 1925, p. 26.
    A young blond-haired child sits on a brick wall with her black dog, both looking at someone or something in the distance, 1925, published in The Queenslander, 5 December 1925, p. 26.

Publications

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  • Reid, Charles, Animal Studies (Photographs From Life). Charles Letts & Company 1902
  • Reid Charles, Bird Life Containing Over One Hundred Illustrations of Birds and Their Nests from Photographs. T. N. Foulis, 1914
  • Scottish Country Life magazine of 1915, pages 189–190, "A Master of Photography : Charles Reid, Wishaw" (article)

References

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  1. ^ a b Angus McDonald The Scottish Farmer December 1997
  2. ^ GRO Parish Registers Turriff
  3. ^ 1841 Census, Aberdeenshire
  4. ^ Hanleavy, John, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography ISBN 9781135873271
  5. ^ Guardian Staff (14 April 2007). "Wedding portrait cabinet, 1890s". the Guardian.
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