Rural Work & Urban Streets in Old Kashmir Photographs
A collection of old photographs showing everyday routines and community moments in Kashmir from the 1920s to the 1970s. The pictures include farm workers taking a lunch break in open fields during the 1950s, sharing a simple meal under trees; fishermen casting nets from a boat under a wooden bridge in early twentieth century Srinagar, with people watching from above; vegetable vendors and street activity near Kani Kadal in late twentieth century Srinagar; Ustaad Muhammed Abdullah Tibetbaqal performing Sufi music on a traditional string instrument in the mid twentieth century; the bustling Hari Singh High Street at Amira Kadal in 1977 with pedestrians, cyclists, and shops; and crowds at a large autumn fair in 1923, gathering for trade and social exchange. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from the 1950s shows farm workers gathered during a midday lunch break in the open fields of Kashmir. Seated on the ground beneath trees, the group shares a simple meal using earthen pot...