Punjab Public Library - Lahore, British India (Currently in Pakistan) 1870s

Photograph of the Punjabi Public Library in Lahore from the 'Bellew Collection: Photograph album of Surgeon-General Henry Walter Bellew' taken by George Craddock in the 1870s. Lahore is the capital of the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city has been ruled by the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Sikhs and the British. The Punjab Public Library was established in the late 19th century.

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Group of Punjabi Women - Lahore, c1900's

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View on approaching Lahore from the west - 1908

View on approaching Lahore from the west - 1908

Ranjit Singh's tomb from the top of Ranjit Singh's palace - Lahore c1860's - 1870's

This Albumen image was taken from Ranjit Singh’s palace in Lahore, Pakistan. It focuses on his tomb, and manages to capture a number of carts positioned in the courtyard. This gives a sense of activity rarely seen in early photographs. The fuzziness surrounding the carts would have been caused by people or livestock moving around the well.

Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) was a Sikh chief who was known as the Lion of the Punjab. He united the Sikh provinces and became the most powerful ruler in India. He was an important ally of the British.

Marble pavilion and old entrance to the fort - Lahore 1860-70's

Ranjit Singh built the marble pavilion in the tree-lined terraces of the Hazuri Bagh in Lahore in 1818. It was to provide a cool garden retreat where he could take refuge from the heat. The European gentleman in the pavilion is likely to be James Craddock, who often included himself in his photographs.

Photographed by Craddock, James in ca. 1860 - 1870

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Sonali Musjid in Lahore, Pakistan - Photographed by William Henry Jackson, 1895

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 894. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative

Tomb of Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Lahore, Pakistan c1880's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Tomb of Ranjit Singh in Lahore - c1880's

The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 - 1839). It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.
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A View Near Lahore - 1860-80's

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Street and Market in Lahore - Early 1900's

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Montgomery Hall (Now Qaudi-e-Azam Library) Lahore - 1890's

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Lahore High Court in 1880s

The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab. The High Court's principal seat is in Lahore, but there are benches in three other Pakistani cities: Rawalpindi, Multan and Bahawalpur.
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Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Lahore - Late 19th or Early 20th Century

The Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection is an Anglican cathedral in the heart of Lahore, Pakistan across the Lahore High Court. It is in the Neo-Gothic style of architecture. Originally built in 1887 out of using pink sandstone by architect John Oldrid Scott (son of famous architect George Gilbert Scott) however the two towers were added in 1898.
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Lahore Railway Station - c1880's

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People and their Professions in Lahore - 1946

 Barber appraising growth on man's face before giving him a shave in market place 

 Butcher with large fan which he uses to fan cuts of meat in his stall in a market 

 Food Stall in Market 

 Goats loll around the feet of woman looking over fabrics at stall in market

 Man preparing meat and flower 

 Man stirring food in large pot which has been heating over coals 

 Man using a hand-cranked sewing machine to make clothes as he smokes a hooka pipe in his shop 

 Meat Shop at Market 

 Shopkeeper using balance scale to weigh portion of food for a customer in his food stall at market 

Shopkeepers posing with others at their spice store stall in market area of the city

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Lahore High Court, Taken from the Anglican Cathedral Grounds - c1900s

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The Zamzama Gun, also known as Kim’s Gun or Bhangianwala Toap - Lahore 1946

The Zamzama Gun is a large bore cannon. It was cast in 1757 in Lahore, now in Pakistan but at the time part of the Durrani Empire.
The gun was used by Ahmed Shah in the battle of Panipat in 1761. In 1802, Ranjit Singh got hold of the gun. He used it in the battles of Daska, Kasur, Sujanpur, Wazirabad and Multan. In the siege of Multan, the gun was badly damaged.
It is currently on display in front of the Lahore Museum in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Street Scenes of Lahore - 1946

 Herd of bullocks on the street 

 Indian soldiers driving two-wheeled carts drawn by mules through the street 

 Man carrying ornate box on his head 

 Moslem men & women walking & lying in the street 

 Muslim Woman on the Street

 Stalls and Shops

 People posing in front of a gate

 Street Scene

Street Scene

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Man Smoking from a Hookah Pipe - Lahore 1946

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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Prostitutes Looking out from the Doors of Brothel - Lahore 1946

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

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