Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Old Photographs of Kashmir, 1920

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Some more photographs from 'The Charm of Kashmir' (1920) by V.C. Scott O'connor (Vincent Clarence Scott, 1869-1945).

Famous temple of Avantisvami-Vishnu at Avantipura (A.D.854-883)
Poling on the Wular (wo'lar) Lake



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Friends at the Shalimar garden
The Garden (a bit of its history)
Morning scene from the hill. The city and the lakes below.
Fish Spearing Man. The photographer has to be R.E. Shorter. This photograph can also be found
in 'Kashmir in Sunlight & Shade: a Description of the Beauties of the Country, the Life, Habits and Humour of its Inhabitants, and an Account of the Gradual but Steady Rebuilding of a Once Down-trodden People' by Cecil Earle Tyndale-Biscoe (1922)

Ancient Temple at Wangat
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