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 daily life and urban spaces in Srinagar from 1902 to the 1970s. The pictures include a busy street at Nowhatta Chowk near Jamia Masjid in the 1970s with pedestrians, shops, and a film poster; the interior of the antique shop Subhana The Worst in 1959 with carpets and textiles; traditional wooden riverside houses in 1965; prominent buildings in Hazratbal in 1902; the parking area outside Oberoi Palace Hotel in the 1960s with tourist cars; and the Nalamar Canal in 1917 lined with houses and boats. Simple views of old Kashmir. This photograph captures a busy street scene at Nowhatta Chowk near the Jamia Masjid gate in Srinagar during the 1970s, reflecting everyday life in one of the old city’s most active areas. Pedestrians move past traditional wooden and stone buildings that housed small shops and residences, forming a dense urban setting shaped by centuries of local architecture. A film poster displayed on a tin sheet outside a vegetable shop ...