Baramulla Bridge & Srinagar Old City Streets in Vintage Photos
A collection of old photographs showing everyday urban scenes in Baramulla and Srinagar from the 1860s to the 1980s. The pictures include an 1875 aerial view of Baramulla with its historic wooden cantilever bridge over the Veth River, cultivated fields, and early settlements; a narrow downtown Srinagar street in the 1970s with freshly tarred road and traditional buildings; Habba Kadal Chowk in 1982 as a busy junction with shops, pedestrians, and banners; multi-storey wooden houses along a narrow water channel in Srinagar from the 1860s–1880s; a market lane around 1980 with hanging fabrics, handcarts, and textile sellers; and Lal Chowk near the Gurdwara around 1970 with shopfronts, cyclists, and people walking. Simple views of old Kashmir. This rare aerial photograph captures Baramulla as seen in 1875 from the right bank of Veth, looking upstream toward the historic wooden cantilever Baramulla Old Bridge, commonly known as the Six Pier Bridge. The structure is distinguished by its w...