Henry Taunt was a very well known local businessman and photographer. He had a shop on Broad Street and sold postcards and guide books - one of the reasons he took so many photographs.
For more general information on Taunt see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Taunt
http://henrytaunt.co.uk/home.htm
For some of his photos of the local area including more of Oxford and morris dancers see:
http://www.englishheritageimages.com/en/henry-taunt-collection/photo/62375.html