Unidentified sitter

A carte-de-visite portrait of an unidentified sitter. His hat and apron suggest that he might be a butcher.

Photographed by B. Walker of Harrogate in Yorkshire.

Benjamin Walker appears on the 1861 census, aged 42, living at 4 James Street in Harrogate. He described himself as a 'Printer, Engraver [and] Photographer.'

In 1871 he was a 'Printer & Stationer' and in 1881 a 'Bookseller & Stationer.'

He died in Harrogate on 19 December 1908, leaving an estate valued at £4184.