Kashmir Through Old Photographs

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, travel, and community moments in Kashmir from the 1890s to the 1960s. The pictures include Kashmiri farmers gathered in an open field in the 1890s awaiting a viceroy's visit, many holding wooden torches; Englishmen traveling with pack animals through the Sind Valley in 1944; boatmen on calm waters near Nageen Lake around 1910; two women outside a traditional brick house in Bugam village, Kulgam in 1969; pack animals resting at Zojila Pass in the early twentieth century; and merchants' houses and market boats along the Mar Canal in Srinagar around 1910. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from the 1890s shows a large gathering of Kashmiri farmers seated in an open field while awaiting the arrival of Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, who served as the Viceroy of British India from 1888 to 1894. The image is associated with his visit to Kashmir in 1893. Many individuals in the group...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday routines and shared spaces in Kashmir during the twentieth century. The pictures include a winter street near Burn Hall School in Srinagar in January 1976 with horse-drawn tongas on a snow-lined road; the historic Madeen Sahib Masjid in Hawal, Srinagar from 1905 with its carved stonework and arched entrances; a crowded winter market street in Srinagar around 1980 with pedestrians in pherans carrying kangars, handcarts, and mixed transport; a village boy resting in open grassland around 1950 with grazing animals in the background; women carrying large bundles of firewood on rural paths in the 1950s using traditional cloth supports; and a foreign family on a shikara ride across calm Nageen Lake in 1964 with mountain views. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from January 1976 captures a winter street scene near Burn Hall School in Srinagar, with snow lining the roadside and horse-drawn carts moving along a wet, reflective road...