Markets, Bridges & Winter Views in Old Kashmir Photographs
A collection of old photographs showing everyday street life and neighborhood scenes in Kashmir from the 1860s to the early 1980s. The pictures include the vegetable market along the Jhelum River near Gow Kadal bridge in Srinagar in 1962 with boats loaded with produce moored at the riverbank; a British polo team on horseback in Gulmarg during the early twentieth century; a landscape view of the Sind Valley in the 1860s with the winding river through dense forests and mountains; a snowy winter scene at Zaina Kadal bridge in Srinagar in 1922 viewed from near the Shah Hamadan Mosque; Safa Kadal in Srinagar in 1964 at the confluence of waterways with river traffic and dense riverfront houses; Jehangir Chowk street in Srinagar in the early 1980s with shops, pedestrians, and light traffic; and children gathered on the banks of the Jhelum River in the early 1980s in a moment of relaxed play. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from 1962 shows the vegetable market operating along ...