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 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...