Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing everyday scenes in Jammu and Kashmir from the 1860s to the 1960s. The pictures include a young woman carrying fodder and holding a lamb in a rural setting around 1960; the Hazratbal Shrine in its 19th-century wooden form between 1860 and 1870; a traditional mud-and-stone village house with thatched roof and livestock courtyard in 1951; a Swedish caravan on a mountain road in the Kashmir Valley in 1967; a crowded gathering at Hazratbal Ghat with boats and devotees in 1910; a hand-painted view of the Bund and General Post Office with houseboats in 1911; the pavilion at Chashma Shahi Mughal Garden in the 1960s; a vintage car on a poplar-lined road in the late 1920s–early 1930s; houseboats along the Jhelum near Budshah Kadal in the 1980s; and traditional riverside wooden houses with balconies and moored shikara. Simple views of old Kashmir. This charming black-and-white postcard photograph from around 1960 by the renowned Mahatta & Co studio i...

A collection of rare vintage photographs capturing everyday moments and urban scenes in Srinagar and Jammu & Kashmir from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The images include a boatman relaxing with a hookah on his hay-laden doonga in 1980; women laughing together in traditional phirans indoors in 1980; the elegant arcaded shops and pedestrians on Hari Singh High Street in the early 20th century; children gathered joyfully at a doorway in Khanyar Rozabal in 1979; bustling crowds crossing Zainakadal Bridge in 1980; a multi-generational group under chinar trees from the late 1880s–1890s; serene riverside houses along the Jhelum; lively scenes on the 4th Bridge in 1911 and Amira Kadal in 1943; and women with a pet dog in a traditional home from the late 1890s–early 1900s. A color photograph from 1980 captures the quiet solitude of a Kashmiri boatman taking a break on his traditional wooden doonga in the shallow backwaters near Srinagar, standing poised at the stern with a long ho...

A collection of old photographs and a painting showing everyday streets, public spaces, and quiet moments in Srinagar, Pahalgam, and Sonamarg from the 1860s to the 1980s. The pictures include a horse-drawn tonga on Polo View in Srinagar during the 1970s with passengers and pedestrians; a poplar-lined avenue near Rambagh around 1880 with walkers; Barbar Shah Bridge over a waterway in early 20th century Srinagar with moored boats; a panoramic view of Gojwara neighborhood from Jamia Masjid minarets in mid-20th century; children in traditional clothing by a riverbank in 1976; the busy bus stand at Pahalgam in the 1980s with passengers boarding; a 1913 painting "Mother and Child, Kashmir" by Charles W. Bartlett near Dal Lake; a narrow lane in old Srinagar in 1902; the camping ground at Sonamarg in early 20th century; and a crowded stone arch bridge in Srinagar from the 1860s albumen print. Simple views of old Kashmir. A color photograph from the 1970s captures a horse-drawn ton...

A collection of old photographs showing daily routines and community moments in Srinagar from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The pictures include residents observing street life from wooden balconies and windows in 1978; a quiet stretch of the River Jhelum near Lal Ded Hospital area in 1894 with a small boat and poplar trees; locals and children gathered at Habba Kadal in the 1950s; a woman cleaning a samovar beside a water channel in 1976; an evening adult education class lit by lantern in 1951; a family group portrait in a Srinagar home in 1985; a craftsman working outdoors on decorative items in the 1960s; women in traditional pherans and jewellery posed in 1929; horse-drawn tongas on a busy street in 1945; and the sacred spring at Tulmulla (Kheer Bhawani shrine) in the early 20th century with its stone basin and trees. Simple views of old Kashmir. This 1978 photograph from old Srinagar shows residents gathered at wooden windows and projecting balconies of a multi storey hou...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday activities, markets, waterways, and community scenes in Srinagar from the 1880s to the 1980s. The pictures include a hand-coloured royal state barge (Parendh) on the Apple Tree Canal rowed by boatmen in the 1880s; a flower seller in a small boat with baskets on Nigeen Lake in the 1960s; children holding flowers in a rural setting in 1976; Kashmiri women conversing at a roadside market stall in Dalgate in 1970; bustling street scenes with shops, pedestrians, and bicycles in the 1970s; narrow market lanes filled with shopkeepers and children in 1980; daily life at Yarbal on the Jhelum River with women and children on stone steps in 1982; oarsmen from Tyndale-Biscoe School rowing on the Jhelum in the early 20th century; women grinding grain beside a canal around 1900; and the Fourth Bridge over the Jhelum with Hari Parbat in the background in the early 20th century. This colour photograph from the 1960s shows a flower seller navigating a ...