Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Reid, Guy N. 1882 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

GUY N REID.

Guy N. Reid, a photographer of Ottumwa, having established a gallery in this
city in 1905, is recognized as a most capable exponent of his art. He was born
in Defiance county, Ohio, February 25, 1882, and is a son of J. W. and Ella
Grace (Langdon) Reid, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye state. The
maternal grandfather settled in Ohio in the early '30s and was a tavern keeper
in the pioneer period. J. W. Reid  learned the art of photography and in 1908 he
joined his son Guy in Ottumwa and was in partnership with him for two years, but
is now located in Decatur, Illinois. As time has advanced he has kept abreast
with modern processes and has devoted his entire life to his art. Unto him and
his wife have been born two children: Guy N.; and Lake E., now of St. Louis,
Missouri.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, Guy N. Reid pursued his
education in the public schools, completing a high-school course. He then took
up the study of photography at Van Wert, Ohio, and also was for two years an
apprentice. His thorough training and practical experience constituted an
excellent foundation upon which to build his later success. Removing to Toledo,
Ohio, he there continued in business for one year, after which he went to
Mansfield, Ohio, where he spent one year. He was afterward again in Van Wert for
two years and on the 9th of March, 1905, he arrived in Ottumwa and purchased his
present studio, which he has since occupied. This is splendidly equipped with
all modern facilities for turning out the most artistic work. He understands the
most improved processes of the art and, moreover has a splendid recognition of
the variations of light, shade and pose, so that he has accomplished splendid
results and is accorded a liberal patronage.

On the 24th of October, 1905, Mr. Reid was united in marriage to Miss Ethel May
Standish, who was born in Ohio on the 8th of October, 1883, and is a daughter of
M. H. and Esther (Ekfelt) Standish, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye
state and are now living in Boise, Idaho. Mr. Standish was a pioneer of Kansas,
and his family numbered ten children, including Mrs. Reid, who was graduated
from the high school at Van Wert, Ohio, with the class of 1902 and for three
years engaged successfully in teaching the primary grade in the Van Wert public
schools. To Mr. and Mrs. Reid have been born two children: Rowena Grace, born
March 26, 1907, and Lawrence Standish, born February 2, 1909.

The parents are members of the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Reid is a Royal Arch
Mason. In politics he is a progressive, believing in the advanced step which has
been made to break away from old party ties and the rule of the machine, and
seeking the best interests of the majority, without regard to class
distinctions. He has never sought nor desired office, however, preferring to
concentrate his energies upon his business interests. He is a member of the
Photographic Guild of Iowa, of which he is past president, and the Photographic
Association of America. He is a young man, ambitious and energetic and,
moreover, possesses a love for his art that constitutes one of the features in
his growing success.


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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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