Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing everyday scenes and routines in Kashmir from the early twentieth century to the 1970s. The pictures include Gulmarg Bazaar in the 1940s with wooden shops along a sloping road, pedestrians, and pack animals among pine forests; a portrait of poet Samad Mir during a recitation; the River Jhelum viewed from Zaina Kadal in the 1970s with houseboats, buildings, and a shrine; houseboats on Nallah Sind below Duderhama in the early twentieth century; a vegetable vendor's stall in a Srinagar market in 1968 with baskets of produce; and patients resting on the upper verandah of the Mission Hospital at Drugjan in the early twentieth century, attended by caregivers. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph from the 1940s shows Gulmarg Bazaar during a period when the town retained much of its original character and natural setting. Wooden shop structures line a gently sloping road, with pedestrians and pack animals visible, indicating the slow-paced...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday life and shared spaces in Kashmir during the twentieth century. The pictures include Kashmiri weavers working on embroidery from a wooden balcony in 1947; village women with children at a rural home entrance in 1982, with traditional wooden slippers nearby; the busy Habba Kadal Chowk in Srinagar in the mid-twentieth century with pedestrians, cyclists, shops, and mosque surroundings; a narrow street lane in old Srinagar in the early twentieth century with wooden houses, balconies, pedestrians, and animals; village children carrying firewood baskets in 1943; and an artisan doing hand embroidery indoors in the 1920s or 1940s. Simple views of old Kashmir. This color photograph from 1947 depicts Kashmiri weavers seated quietly on a wooden balcony, deeply engaged in intricate embroidery work. Dressed in traditional attire and turbans, the artisans are shown working with focus and patience, reflecting the discipline and skill required in Ka...

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...