Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing daily life and movement in Kashmir from the early 1900s to the 1980s. The pictures include a winter view of Hotel Highland Park in Gulmarg during the 1970s with heavy snowfall, a shikara on Dal Lake in Srinagar in the 1970s, the riverside near Chinar Bagh in Srinagar in 1906 with moored boats, a bridge and riverfront in Srinagar during the 1960s–1970s with stacked timber logs, the riverfront in Baramulla in the early 1900s with wooden buildings and boats, a panoramic view of Srinagar with dense houses and mountains, the Fateh Kadal bridge area in Srinagar, a shikara on Dal Lake in the 1980s, flower sellers in small boats on Dal Lake in the 1980s, and the Del Camp area in Gulmarg with cottage-style houses. Simple views of lakes, rivers, and waterfronts in old Kashmir. A winter view of Hotel Highland Park in Gulmarg during the 1970s, with the building surrounded by heavy snowfall and dense forest in the background. Snowbanks rise high around the...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday scenes in Kashmir from the 1860s to the 1970s. The pictures include lotus flowers blooming on Dal Lake in the early 20th century, a street view of Lal Chowk in Srinagar during the 1960s–1970s, a sunset on Dal Lake, a historic bridge in Srinagar with river activity below from the early 1900s, Manasbal Lake in the early 20th century, the River Jhelum in Srinagar with grass-grown rooftops before the 1940s, dunga boats moored along the Jhelum in the 1960s, a peasant girl in rural Kashmir from the 1870s, the bridge at Ganderbal in the early 20th century, and a Kashmiri boat girl near the water from the 1860s–1870s. Simple views of lakes, rivers, and daily life in old Kashmir. A wide view of lotus flowers in full bloom across Dal Lake in Srinagar, photographed in the early twentieth century. The dense spread of leaves and blossoms covers the water surface, with mountains rising quietly in the background. Such scenes were a familiar part of ...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday life and landscapes in Kashmir from the early 1900s to the 1970s–1980s. The pictures include a 1917 portrait of a Kashmiri Pandit woman, Nehru Park on Dal Lake in the 1970s–1980s, a traditional kiryana shop on Dal Lake in the 1960s–1970s, a view of the River Jhelum with houseboats and riverbank settlements, a pastoral scene in Gulmarg with grazing horses and village dwellings, Sher Garhi Palace in Srinagar from the early 1900s, Nagin Lake in the early 1900s with shikaras and the Himalayan backdrop, Lal Chowk in Srinagar during the 1960s–1970s, an early postcard view of Dal Lake with shikaras and houseboats, and a traditional shikara on Dal Lake from the early 1900s. Simple views of old Kashmir. A postcard portrait of a Kashmiri Pandit woman photographed in Kashmir in 1917. Shown in profile, she wears traditional clothing with a head covering, reflecting the dress and presentation common at the time. The simple background and composed ...