Jackson, J, fl. 1860-1919 (photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1860 - 1919
Biography
J. Jackson was a commercial photographer. Jackson's photographic business operated under several titles: Privates Bentley and Jackson, Rangoon circa 1865-circa 1869; Jackson and Lourie, Rangoon circa 1870; J. Jackson, Rangoon circa 1871-circa 1915. Jackson had premises at 15 Phayre Street in 1891 and 278 Dalhousie Street in 1910.
Sources:
Thackers Bengal directory.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Corner of Dalhousie Street, Rangoon, 1890 - 1899
147 x 101 mm. A view looking west towards the spire of the Sule Pagoda which divides Dalhousie Street into two parts, with the portico of the Town Hall in the right foreground. The annotation on the reverse states 'With view of Sooley [Sule] Pagoda and Municipal Offices on the right. Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
[Distant view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
272 x 215 mm. View looking west across the Great Royal Lake towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably either Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Dumb labor, in the timber yard, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889
276 x 217 mm. View of elephants shifting logs of teak in a Rangoon timber yard. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
Elephants at work. Bombay Burma Timber Yard, Rangoon, undated, [possibly before 1876]
147 x 101 mm. Showing elephants at work shifting teak in the yards of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'. The date attribution, possibly before 1876, is based on the date attributed to an image in a comparable photograph album held by the Roots Collection, Singapore.
[Figure of Buddha and other images, ?Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
210 x 275 mm. Showing a marble statue of the Buddha surrounded by various devotional artefacts. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
River side view, Rangoon, [1890s]
146 x 101 mm. A view looking across wharves towards shipping anchored in the harbour. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'. The date attribution is based on the observation that the vessels in this image are all steam-powered.
Sacred figures at Buddhist temple, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889
273 x 216 mm. View of a reclining Buddha and two other carved images in a temple (probably the Shwe Dagon) in Rangoon. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
[? Shrine near the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
208 x 271 mm. View of a shrine, similar in shape to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda but on a much smaller scale. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Shrines and temples at Shway Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1880 - 1889
274 x 215 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
[Shrines and temples at Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
272 x 209 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Shway [Shwe] Dagon (or the Golden) Pagoda - Rangoon, c. 1880
[Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
271 x 215 mm. View of the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon. Photograher unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
[The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889
271 x 210 mm. View looking along a road in the temple of precincts towards the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
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