Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of charming vintage postcards and photographs showcasing mid-20th century Kashmir's beauty, culture, and daily life. The pictures include a young woman in red embroidered pheran with dejihoor earrings; two women with ornate attire and hookah; houseboats on Dal Lake; the floating vegetable market with loaded shikaras; devotees at Hazratbal Shrine; suspension bridge in Pahalgam with horseback tourists; bustling Lal Chowk streets; Shalimar Bagh terraced gardens; pony treks to Thajwas Glacier in Sonamarg; and a group of women and children with a Western visitor in a rural setting. Simple views of old Kashmir. This charming vintage postcard from mid-20th century Kashmir features a young Kashmiri woman radiating warmth with a gentle smile, elegantly dressed in a deep red pheran adorned with intricate golden tilla embroidery, a crisp white headscarf, traditional heavy ear ornaments (dejihoor), and multiple gold bangles on her wrists, posed against a painted backdrop of misty ...

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 daily life in Srinagar and around Dal Lake from the 1940s to the 1980s. The pictures include a busy market lane in the old city in 1981 with women carrying baskets, children, and pedestrians; shikara boats moored along Dal Lake in the 1970s; wooden houses and houseboats along the lakeside; early morning at Lal Chowk in 1972 with buses, tongas, and people starting the day; old wooden houses and shops along a road in 1981; lively Lal Chowk street in the 1960s; Batyaar Temple in Ali Kadal along the riverbank; Charar-e-Sharif shrine with visitors in the courtyard; Kashmiri basket makers at work; and visitors strolling in Shalimar Garden in 1945. Simple views of old Kashmir. A busy street scene from Srinagar in 1981, capturing everyday movement through a narrow market lane in the old city. Kashmiri women walk together carrying baskets and children, while men pass alongside wrapped in traditional clothing. The closely built houses, shop signs, and wor...