Magnus Jackson was a Scottish landscape photographer from Perth.
14 Facts About Magnus Jackson
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Magnus Jackson was noted for his use of the collodion process in developing his photographic film.
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Magnus Jackson left around 2,500 glass photographic negatives taken in Perth and the surrounding area between the late 1850s and 1890.
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The exhibition featured a projected silhouette of Magnus Jackson describing, in his own words, the challenge of using wet-plate collodion photography.
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Magnus Jackson was born in 1831, to Thomas Magnus Jackson and Helen Miller, one of their six children.
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Magnus Jackson's father was a picture-frame maker, looking glass manufacturer, a restorer of oil paintings and a print seller.
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Magnus Jackson continued to run the carving and gilding business alongside his career as a photographer up until his death.
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When his health began to fail, in the late 1880s, his sons, Thomas and Magnus Jackson Jr, took over the business.
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Magnus Jackson Jr was working alone by 1893, and he continued until around 1898, when he committed suicide.
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Magnus Jackson died in Colesberg, South Africa, in 1940, aged 78.
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In 1877, Magnus Jackson was elected a member of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science, a decade after its formation.
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Magnus Jackson was elected to the council of PSNS the following year, elevating to vice-president between 1882 and 1884.
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Magnus Jackson's role was to oversee the police department, street lighting and fire services.
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Magnus Jackson's death was not unexpected, his having been ill for several years.