Biography of Chester A. Newman, page 1005.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.  

Chester A. Newman, photographer, Butler, Ind., is a native of Michigan, 
born near Brighton, Livingston County.  When he was four months old his 
parents moved to Percy, N.Y., where he remained till eleven years of age.  
He then returned to his native county and attended the schools at Pinckney 
and Howell, and after leaving school began to learn the art of photography, 
in Brighton.  He then opened a studio in Mendon, Mich., where he remained 
one year, and moved to Butler in 1883.  He thoroughly understands his 
profession, and does the latest approved work.  His business is constantly 
increasing, and he has the promise of a prosperous future.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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