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 |
Idyll |
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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