Kashmir Through Old Photographs

A collection of old photographs showing daily life, trade, education, shrines, and landscapes in Kashmir from the 1870s to around 1915. The pictures include a street-side sweet shop in Srinagar with trays of confections; girl students at Miss Fitze School in Fateh Kadal; a panoramic view of Srinagar across the Jhelum River around 1870; riverbank life in Baramulla in the 1870s; a portrait of a boatman's daughter; devotees at Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom shrine; Verinag Spring with its Mughal pavilion; visitors at Aishmuqam Shrine; patients at an open-air dispensary in Baramulla; and houseboats moored along a quiet lake. Simple views of old Kashmir. A street-side sweet shop in Srinagar around 1915, with large trays of freshly prepared sweets arranged openly for customers along a busy market frontage. Shops like this were an everyday part of urban life, producing confections made from ingredients such as honey, nuts, and grain-based pastes that were widely consumed across the region. These s...

A collection of old photographs showing everyday landscapes and scenes in Srinagar and surroundings from the early to mid twentieth century. The pictures include Dal Lake in winter with frozen sections, houseboats, and snow-covered mountains; the Khanqah-e-Moula (Shah Hamdan) Mosque with its wooden architecture by the river; the houseboat Snipe on Dal Lake; the Maharaja’s Palace along the riverside; Takht-i-Suleiman hilltop shrine; a view of Srinagar above the Seventh Bridge with river life; Pahalgam valley with mountains and flowing water; a stone bridge on Dal Lake with water transport; and daily life along Dal Lake Boulevard Road in the 1960s–1970s with locals and houseboats. Simple views of old Kashmir. This evocative vintage black-and-white photograph captures the serene beauty of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, during a tranquil winter, with the lake partially frozen and blanketed in snow, traditional houseboats moored along the icy shores, bare chinar trees lining the banks, a...

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 scenes in Jammu and Kashmir from the 1860s to the 1960s. The pictures include a young woman carrying fodder and holding a lamb in a rural setting around 1960; the Hazratbal Shrine in its 19th-century wooden form between 1860 and 1870; a traditional mud-and-stone village house with thatched roof and livestock courtyard in 1951; a Swedish caravan on a mountain road in the Kashmir Valley in 1967; a crowded gathering at Hazratbal Ghat with boats and devotees in 1910; a hand-painted view of the Bund and General Post Office with houseboats in 1911; the pavilion at Chashma Shahi Mughal Garden in the 1960s; a vintage car on a poplar-lined road in the late 1920s–early 1930s; houseboats along the Jhelum near Budshah Kadal in the 1980s; and traditional riverside wooden houses with balconies and moored shikara. Simple views of old Kashmir. This charming black-and-white postcard photograph from around 1960 by the renowned Mahatta & Co studio i...