Avenue of poplars at Srinuggur, Kashmir. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of in Srinagar, Kashmir, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. This is a view of an avenue of Poplars. Poplars are fast growing trees which are often planted along roadsides or river and canal banks to act as wind barriers.
View from the nautch bungalow, Shalimar [Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. This garden is most secluded, reached by a tree-lined canal. It is divided into three parts- the public part, private garden for the Emperor and the zenana-laid out in ascending terraces. The entire garden is divided...
Sunset on Manus Bul Lake, Cashmere. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Manus Bul Lake in Kashmir, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The lake is situated in the Jhelum valley and was named after the lake of Mansarowar which skirts the sacred Mount Kailash. The Baladar Mountains overlook the lake's eastern bank while on it's northern bank are the...
Mussucks for crossing the Beas River, Kulu. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View looking towards the river, with porters posed with inflated buffalo hides (mussocks), preparatory to crossing the stream. Bourne's dark-tent is under the tree, as is Dr George Rankin Playfair who accompanied Bourne on his third Himalayan trip.