JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.0.min.js"></script>
<button class="run">Run</button>
<p class="target">
</p>

JavaScript

$('.run').on('click', function() {
    for (var i = 1; i < 617; i++) {
      var number = i;
      if (number<=9999) { number = ("000"+number).slice(-4); }
      $('.target').append('<p>{"src": "IMG_' + number + '.jpg", "id":"image' + number + '"}</p>');
    }
  });