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1. Photo 1099(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1099(2)
Title:
A Burmese funeral procession at Rangoon. Photographer: Jackson, J.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a Burmese funeral procession at Rangoon (Yangon), taken by J. Jackson in c.1868. Funeral procession halted in the street to be photographed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1099(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1099(33)
Title:
Tounghoo (Burma). Karen village. Photographer: Jackson, J.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a Karen village at Taungoo, taken by J. Jackson in c.1868. General view of two rows of thatched houses raised on stilts, with figures at work in the field in the foreground and a more substantial building in the background. A copy of this print in a private collection identifies th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1099(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1099(8)
Title:
Carved figures, Rangoon. A reclining 'Gaudama', with attendant worshippers. Photographer: Jackson, J.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of carved wooden figures at Rangoon (Yangon), taken by J. Jackson in c.1868. The figures represent the reclining Gautama Buddha with attendant worshippers, a form of sacred sculpture which would be painted or gilded. They are animated and naturalistic in style and are arranged on a la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1099(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1099(18)
Title:
Mandalay. S.P.G. Mission School, built by the king, under the superintendence of the Revd. J. E. Marks. Four of the King's sons, are in the foreground under a canopy of golden umbrellas. Photographer: Jackson, J.
Scope & Content:
Photograph taken by J. Jackson in 1868. General view of the wooden mission school, raised above the ground on piles. The King's four sons stand with attendants beneath the tree in front of the building. The Rev. James Ebenezer Marks was earlier the headmaster of St John's College, Rangoon, opene...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item