Janus: 18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]

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Y302592A	Report on a Mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier, with a Memorandum on our relations with Tibet
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Y3029A	Burma Campaigns 1889-91
Y3029B	Upper Burmah [i.e. Myanmar] Expeditionary Force, 1886-87
Y3029C	Photographs of Burma [i.e. Myanmar]
Y3029D	18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]
Y3029E	Burma, circa 1903 - circa 1921
Y3029F	Burma missionary photographs
Y3029G	Charles Alexander Gordon, 'Our trip to Burmah [i.e. Myanmar], with notes on that country' (London, 1875)
Y302A	Photographs of North Africa and Asia
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18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]

Title	18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3029D
Creator	Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer; Watts and Skeen
Covering Dates	1890–1899 (1890s.)
Extent and Medium	18 images in 1 file; Generally in good condition.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

A collection of loose prints. The prints are captioned on the reverse with credits to photographers:

1-16 J. Jackson.

17-18 Watts and Skeen.

Presented by Percy Gilbert Scott, Esq., P.W.D., Rangoon, January 1904.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, 18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar], Y3029D

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Indexed

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: South East Asia, fiche number 5.

Index Terms

Asia

Myanmar

RCS/Y3029D contains:

Ex King Theobaw [Thibaw] and his wife Soopalayat [Supyalat]. 200 x 139 mm. Showing Thibaw (d. 1916), the last King of Burma 1878-85, and his wife and half-sister Supyalat, seated on cushions. Parts of the photograph have been retouched and the background painted out. After the surrender of the Burmese to British forces in November 1885, Thibaw and Supyalat were sent into exile in India where Thibaw remained until his death. Supyalat was later allowed to return to Burma and died in Rangoon some years later. Thibaw employed a court photographer during his reign and a number of portraits and negatives were found by the British in the palace and marked by various photographers. Unlike the majority of images in this collection, there is no photographer's name on the reverse of the print. However, the original typescript catalogue credits J. Jackson.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer (?).
Fair condition, slight fading..

Burmese Women. 141 x 95 mm. Showing three Burmese girls seated on the ground on cushions in the photographer's studio. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Burmese [?] Pooay or Theatrical Dancing. 146 x 101 mm. Showing a group of dancing girls, with spectators in the background. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition, apart from fold along print..

Burmese band. 146 x 101 mm. Showing a group of Burmese musicians. The player in the foreground is seated inside a circular carved wooden frame lined with gongs (kyî-waing), with a drummer and two clarion (hnè) players behind. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

Cremation of a Poongyi or Burmese priest. 146 x 101 mm. View looking towards the elaborately carved wooden structure in which the priest's body lies, with spectators strolling among the flags and bunting in the foreground. The numerous ceremonies involved in the funeral of a priest draw spectators and participants from surrounding towns and villages and contribute an air of festival to the occasion. The annotation on the reverse of the print states 'The body is embalmed and kept for about six months or a year until sufficient money is collected for the ceremonial of cremation. Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges..

Cremation of a poongyi [Burmese priest]. 147 x 101 mm. View looking towards the elaborately carved wooden structure in which the priest's body lies, with spectators strolling among the flags and bunting in the foreground. The numerous ceremonies involved in the funeral of a priest draw spectators and participants from surrounding towns and villages and contribute an air of festival to the occasion. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Shway [Shwe] Dagon (or the Golden) Pagoda - Rangoon. 100 x 132 mm. Showing the massive 368 foot spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, situated on a hill overlooking Rangoon. The original date of foundation of the temple is lost in myth, but the buildings assumed their present form in the 1560s. A pencilled annotation on the reverse of the print includes the additional phrase 'from North entrance'. The ink annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Corner of Dalhousie Street, Rangoon. 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'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

River side view, Rangoon. 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'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Elephants at work. Bombay Burma Timber Yard, Rangoon. 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'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Elephant crossing river on a raft, Burmah [i.e. Myanmar]. 145 x 101 mm. Showing an elephant with its keeper and two boatmen on a raft. The photograph has been fairly extensively retouched. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

Burmese boat. 147 x 101 mm. Showing a large Burmese boat with covered living quarters and a raised stern. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading..

Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. Steamer on River Irrawaddy at Prome. 146 x 101 mm. Showng a two funnelled paddle steamer with a lighter or 'flat' for carrying cargo attached to its side, on the Irrawaddy at Prome, 150 miles north-north-west of Rangoon. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

Pagoda at Paghan, Burma [i.e. Pagan, Myanmar]. 147 x 102 mm. Showing a deserted temple at Pagan, on the eastern bank of the Irrawaddysome 80 miles southwest of Mandalay. Pagan was founded by King Pyinbya in 847 AD and remained the royal capital until the extinction of the dynasty in 1298 AD. The annotation on the reverse states 'supposed to be the oldest royal city. Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges..

Ferrying kit across the Nampang [i.e. Nam Pang], Southern Shan States, Burmah [i.e. Myanmar]. 146 x 102 mm. Showing two long dugouts strapped together to form a raft, and weighed down with passengers and their belongings about to cross the river. The Nampang is an affluent of the Salween River.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer ?.
Good condition..

Image of Gautama or Buddha (in marble) in a Burmese Monastery. 102 x 147 mm. Showing a marble statue of the Buddha surrounded by various devotional artefacts. The annotation on the reverse states 'The other images, framework etc. are carved in wood. Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.
Creator: Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer.
Good condition..

Royal Lake, Rangoon. 204 x 153 mm. A view looking westward across the Great Royal Lake and Dalhousie Park, with the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda visible in the distance. Photograph by Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen.
Good condition..

Royal Lake, Rangoon. 205 x 153 mm. A view looking across the Great Royal Lake, with the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda visible in the distance. Photograph by Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen.
Good condition..