Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing everyday rural and urban scenes in Kashmir from the late 19th century to the 1930s. The pictures include village children outside a stone house in 1937; a busy stepped street in Srinagar with wooden buildings; schoolboys doing gymnastics in an early 20th century courtyard; the wild Dal Lake wetland ecosystem before modern changes; vibrant River Jhelum yarbal in Srinagar in 1924 with washing and boats; a busy Jhelum riverbank with cantilever bridge in the early 1900s; Kashmiri Pandit peasant women with baskets in the 1890s; traditional musicians playing rabab; Hari Parbat hill and fort in 1920; and the entrance to Baramulla with moored doongas in 1880. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph shows a group of village children standing together outside a modest stone-built house in rural Kashmir in August 1937. Their clothing, posture, and bare surroundings reflect everyday life in the countryside during this period, where childhood was closely...

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 everyday life and movement in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir from the 1860s to the 1980s. The pictures include historical views of the River Jhelum with wooden bridges, boats, and waterfront buildings; a postcard of river traffic and settlements against mountains; a flower seller on Dal Lake in 1968; horses for rent and the valley meadows in Sonamarg in 1980; Kashmiri women and children in a garden during the 1970s–1980s; shikara boats at Dalgate on Dal Lake; the Jhelum River Bund area with houseboats and poplar trees; a young Kashmiri girl in traditional attire from the 1860s–1880s; and a busy Srinagar street scene with transport and pedestrians from the 1960s–1970s. Simple views of daily routines in old Kashmir. This captivating 19th-century engraving by French artist M. Albert Tissandier beautifully depicts a traditional wooden bridge spanning the Jhelum River in old Srinagar, Kashmir, with multi-storied timber houses featuring latti...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday scenes across Kashmir from the 1860s to the 1980s. The pictures include the Baba Reshi Shrine in Gulmarg from the early 1900s with its traditional architecture; Fateh Kadal wooden bridge over the River Jhelum in Srinagar; tourists on a houseboat at Dal Lake; a bridge over the Mar Canal in Srinagar from the 1920s; the River Jhelum viewed from the Third Bridge in the 1860s–1880s with early riverside settlements; travelers and porters on a mountain route during the British Raj era; a trek route in September 1945 with cattle and early motor transport; a postcard portrait of a Kashmiri woman in traditional dress; and riverside life in Srinagar during the 1980s with people along stone embankments below wooden houses. Simple views of old Kashmir. This rare early 20th-century sepia-toned photograph captures the serene Baba Reshi Shrine (Ziarat of Baba Payam-ud-Din Reshi) near Gulmarg in Kashmir—a revered Sufi mausoleum renowned for its exquis...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday activities, crafts, streets, and waterways in Kashmir from the early 1900s to the 1980s. The pictures include men gathered at a tailoring shop in Srinagar in 1911 with a Singer sewing machine; artisans drying handmade paper sheets in 1914; a busy street scene at Habba Kadal in Srinagar during the 1980s with shops, tonga, and pedestrians; young men diving into Dal Lake in 1926; traditional bath houses along the River Jhelum in Srinagar in 1964; a vegetable seller in a boat loaded with knol khol in 1948; a boatman on Dal Lake with produce; the Choont Kul canal lined with houses and boats; a woman cleaning rice outdoors; and houseboats moored along the shoreline in 1934. Simple views of old Kashmir. This rare black-and-white photograph, taken by British photographer R.E. Shorter in 1911, captures a group of Kashmiri men gathered outside a traditional tailoring shop in Srinagar, dressed in customary early 20th-century attire including flo...

A collection of old photographs showing daily routines and community moments in Srinagar from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The pictures include residents observing street life from wooden balconies and windows in 1978; a quiet stretch of the River Jhelum near Lal Ded Hospital area in 1894 with a small boat and poplar trees; locals and children gathered at Habba Kadal in the 1950s; a woman cleaning a samovar beside a water channel in 1976; an evening adult education class lit by lantern in 1951; a family group portrait in a Srinagar home in 1985; a craftsman working outdoors on decorative items in the 1960s; women in traditional pherans and jewellery posed in 1929; horse-drawn tongas on a busy street in 1945; and the sacred spring at Tulmulla (Kheer Bhawani shrine) in the early 20th century with its stone basin and trees. Simple views of old Kashmir. This 1978 photograph from old Srinagar shows residents gathered at wooden windows and projecting balconies of a multi storey hou...