Urban Streets & Lakeside Routines in Old Kashmir Photographs
A collection of old photographs showing everyday street life, waterways, and public spaces in Kashmir from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s. The pictures include Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar in 1983 with wooden shops and light pedestrian traffic; Ali Kadal wooden bridge over the Jhelum River in late nineteenth-century Srinagar with dense riverbank buildings; people washing clothes along Dal Lake stone steps in 1977; a traditional donga boat carrying passengers on calm waters in the early twentieth century; Mercedes tour buses parked at Tangmarg en route to Gulmarg in the 1960s with a government cafeteria nearby; and Nishat Garden along Dal Lake in the late nineteenth century with terraced steps reaching the water and no road access. Simple views of old Kashmir. A street view of Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar photographed in 1983, showing traditional wooden commercial buildings, small shops, and everyday pedestrian activity. The road appears lightly trafficked, wit...