J A Walker of Bowling Green, KY

photographer: J A Walker
Bowling Green, KY
example from LOST GALLERY

James Albert Walker
(1859-1939)

1859 Sep 15
Center Township, Wood, Ohio, state records, James Albert Walker is born to Abraham Walker and Susan Thompson
1880 Jun 25
Center, Wood, Ohio, US census, James Walker as farm labor
1886
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker began learning photography from R P Morrison
1887
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker opens own gallery
1889 Jan 10
Center Township, Wood, OH, James A Walker and Jennie Sweet are married
1891 Nov 25
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for “Walker’s” photographs

1894 Nov 01
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, small tem says Walker has hired Al Ketcham of Findlay, OH, as assistant in the gallery
1895 Apr 19
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for Walker gallery at the Commercial Bank Building on South Main
1896
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for Walker Studio at the “Royce Block”
1900 Jun 01
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 11 ½ N Church
1905 Oct 07
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, item describes new electric lighting at Walker Studio
1910 Apr 18
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 124 E Reed Ave
1920 Jan 15
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 124 E Reed Ave

1926
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker closes his gallery
1930 Apr 05
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; Res 124 E Reed Ave
1939 Dec 09
Bowling Green, OH, state records, James A Walker as photographer dies at age 80

It appears that James Walker operated his photograph gallery, possibly at the same address, from 1887 to 1926. His son Ariel continued at his own location for many years.

Out of the dozens of newspaper items found, there is never a mention of an address or a change of address for James Walker’s photograph studio.

Some of the newspaper items reflect the difficulty in accepting the word “Take” in association with making photographs.

Bowling Green (OH) Wood County Gazette -
01 Oct 1887

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
25 Nov 1891

Bowling Green (ON) Daily Sentinel -
01 Nov 1894

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
19 Apr 1895

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
07 Mar 1896

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
27 Jul 1896

Perrysburg (OH) Journal -
26 Sep 1896

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
07 Oct 1905

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
25 Apr 1908

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
19 Sep 1911

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune - 11 Dec 1939

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