Merchant Street, Rangoon

Title
Merchant Street, Rangoon
Year/Period
c. 1865
Region
Burma
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 13.6 x 19.8 cm,
Object size: 17.2 x 22.6 cm
Accession No.
2024-00735

J. Jackson and William Bentley were privates that trained in photography in the military, establishing a studio together in Rangoon in 1865. Jackson also ran his own studio J. Jackson & Co in Rangoon. Specializing in studio and documentary photography, Jackson offered portrait services for customers, additionally photographing and selling prints of views in Moulmein and landmarks and people in and about Burma.