Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 506
GROSHEIM BROS., Alexander and Oscar, photographers, are old residents of Muscatine, but their present business has been established only since 1887. They have a fine gallery and do all work in their line in the finest style known to the art.

Alexander Grosheim, the elder brother, was born in Berlin, Prussia, July 11, 1859, and is a son of Theodore and Bertha ( Kirschbein ) Grosheim. He was brought to America by his parents in 1860, and they came directly to Muscatine County. His father was born in Glatz, Silesia, Prussia, on the 18th of December, 1831, and learned the trade of fancy turning of ivory, bone,etc. Soon after coming to Muscatine (in 1863) he enlisted as a private in the 35th New York Infantry, and served until the close of the war, his family in the meantime residing in Washington, D.C. On receiving his discharge from the army in the summer of 1865, he returned with his family to Muscatine, where he has since continued to reside, and for many years has been carrying on the barbering business. Alexander was educated in the city schools of Muscatine, and in 1880, went to Europe, spending three months visiting his native land, and returned to Muscatine. In 1883 he again went to Europe as a student, and spent one year in his native city, serving his time to the photographer's art, and returning home in the spring of 1884. One year later he again visited the old country in company wiith Frederick Huttig, where he continued the study of photography in the best galleries of Berlin nearly two years returning home in April, 1887, when he joined his brother in their present business.

Oscar Grosheim was born in Muscatine, April 3, 1862,was educated in that city, and in 1881 went to California, spending some time in that State. He returned to Muscatine, where he carried on a barber shop until the fall of 1886, when he again went to California, but returned to Muscatine in the month of April, 1887, when he engaged in his present business. He had become somewhat familiar with photographic work as a frequenter of the gallery, and assisting former srtists. He was married at Muscatine, Oct. 16, 1884, to Miss Annie McCart, a native of Atalissa, Muscatine County, and a daughter of Pleasant McCart. Two children have been born of their union, Willie D. and Helen. The former died at the age of six months. Mr. Grosheim is a member of the Knights of Pythias, also of the uniform degree of that order, and of the Knights of Maccabes. Politically, he is an independent, as is also his brother.

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