Photographs from ‘Our summer in the vale of Kashmir’ (1915) by Frederick Ward Denys
A native hut in AchhabalAvantipur templeVarmul, a dhongaBooniyar templeBritish polo team in GulmargGarden facade of British residencyChenar BaghC.E. Tyndale Biscoe being conferred with Kaiser-i-HindChinar BaghStudents of CMS welcoming Maharaja, Fateh KadalTransportation on EkkasThe English churchEntrance to GulmargPrince Hari SinghA food bazaar and the rate listWhere 8000 feet above sea level is a lowlandBeating out the rice (by R.E Shorter)Kashmiri cricket team at GulmargThe mendicantsThe houseboat DianaSazze long, (by James Ricalton, 1903)Musicians with Hafizas (nautch girls)A domestic rice mill (James Ricalton)Western inhumanityA sweetshopSpinning out the thread, a kashmiri woman spinning the yarnChild labour, children as young as 7 weaving rugsWular lake and its demonsLidder river near GulmargLidder above PahalgamLife around JhelumThe Royal Post TongaThe temple of MartandRecovery ward, Verandah of Mission hospitalThe Srinagar Club, JhelumNishat BagThe temple of PandrethanPlowing in the valleyPoplar avenue, road from Srinagar to VarmulRest house near ChakotiRest house near DomelSafa Kadal bridgeTemple situated atop Takht-i-SulaimanShergarhi PalaceShish Nag glacier enroutr AmarnathVillage in SoporSafa KadalThe temple atop Takht-i-SulaimanShergarhi Palace on banks of JhelumShish nag glacier enroute AmarnathWomen spinning yarn in SoporFateh KadalJhula Bridge, A suspension bridge at UriView from Takht-e-SulaimanStudents of CMS welcome Maharaj forming word ‘WELCOME’ with their bodies