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 landscapes and scenes in Srinagar and surroundings from the early to mid twentieth century. The pictures include Dal Lake in winter with frozen sections, houseboats, and snow-covered mountains; the Khanqah-e-Moula (Shah Hamdan) Mosque with its wooden architecture by the river; the houseboat Snipe on Dal Lake; the Maharaja’s Palace along the riverside; Takht-i-Suleiman hilltop shrine; a view of Srinagar above the Seventh Bridge with river life; Pahalgam valley with mountains and flowing water; a stone bridge on Dal Lake with water transport; and daily life along Dal Lake Boulevard Road in the 1960s–1970s with locals and houseboats. Simple views of old Kashmir. This evocative vintage black-and-white photograph captures the serene beauty of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, during a tranquil winter, with the lake partially frozen and blanketed in snow, traditional houseboats moored along the icy shores, bare chinar trees lining the banks, a...