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Walker, John Henry
John Henry Walker immigrated to Canada in 1842 along with his family from Antrim County, in what is now Northern Ireland. In 1845, his mother apprenticed him to the engraver Cyrus A. Swett, with whom he worked until 1848. He learned to be both a copper and wood engraver.
Walker illustrated numerous sales catalogues, books, government reports, advertisements and magazines like The Canadian Illustrated News, L'Opinion Publique and Le Monde Illustré.
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Engraving
Band-saw machine
John Henry Walker (1831-1899)
1850-1885, 19th century
M930.50.1.334
Engraving
The New Way: 300 pairs a day, 1880
John Henry Walker (1831-1899)
1880, 19th century
M930.50.5.142
Engraving
Punch in Canada, cover page, 1849
John Henry Walker (1831-1899)
1849, 19th century
M911.1.5