Early photographs
The first photographs of Lahore, Amritsar and the Punjab, from the 1850s on.
وید، سکندر اتے گندھار
1900 ق م – 1000 · 4
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara8th/9th century · پاکستانArt Institute of Chicago ↗
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra)8th/9th century · سواتArt Institute of Chicago ↗
Four-Armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Lotus Position (Padmasana)8th/9th century · پاکستانArt Institute of Chicago ↗
Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Holding a Lotus Flowerearly 9th century · سواتArt Institute of Chicago ↗لاہور راج
1799 – 1849 · 1بستیوادی پنجاب
1849 – 1947 · 210
The Sikh Town of Anundpore1850s to 1870s · Anandpur Sahib© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
لاہور1850s to 1870s · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Lahore from Wazeer1850s to 1870s · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Palms in the Shadra Gardens Lahore1850s to 1870s · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
لاہور1850s to 1870s · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Jehanger's Tomb1850s to 1870s · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Red Fort at Lahore Gate, New Delhimid 19th century · دلی© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
دلی1850s to 1870s · دلی© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Cashmere1850s to 1870s · Jhelum (river)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Cashmere1850s to 1870s · کشمیر© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Cashmere1850s to 1870s · کشمیر© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Hoshiarpore Caves of Peer Nigaha1850s to 1870s · Hoshiarpur© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph of the Sodhis of Anandpur Sahib, by Francis Frith, ca.1850's–1870'sV&A, London · photo Francis Frith (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Lahori gate at the Red Fort, Delhimid 19th century · دلی© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
A Sikh Shrine at Keeruthpore, Punjaub1850s to 1870s · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
مہاراجہ دلیپ سنگھca. 1850 · لنڈن© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Himachal Pradeshmid 19th century · ہماچل پردیش© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Himachal Pradeshmid 19th century · ہماچل پردیش© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Himachal Pradeshmid 19th century · ہماچل پردیش© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Murree1850s to 1870s · Murree© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph of a Hindu temple at Thanesar, Punjab, by Francis Frith, ca.1850's–70'sV&A, London · photo Francis Frith (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Landscape at Rogimid 19th century · ہماچل پردیش© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph, Simla1850s to 1870s · Simla© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph of Maharaja Duleep Singh at Osborne House, 1854Wikimedia Commons · Ernst Becker ↗
Trousersلگبھگ1855 · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗دو پنجاب
1947 – اج · 1ہر یگ وچ
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Moské, Badshahi Mosque, fotografi, photographPakistan Pakistan Пакистан Paquistão Пакистан Pakistanas Pakistan Pakistāna PakiMuseum of Ethnography (via Europeana) ↗
Photograph of a Punjabi Brahmin from the Saraswat community of LahoreWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph depicting a Greco Buddhist statue of a king from Gandharaپاکستان© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph of a Gandharan sculpture (noLahore Museum · photo Gertrude Bell (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph of a Gandharan sculpture depicting the birth of the future BuddhaLahore Museum · photo Gertrude Bell (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Fotografi, photographPakistan Pakistan Пакистан Paquistão Пакистан Pakistanas Pakistan Pakistāna PakiMuseum of Ethnography (via Europeana) ↗
Photograph of the temple and gateway in Kashmiri style at Malot, Jhelum DistrictBritish Museum, London · photo Joseph David Beglar (1845–1907) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph, Amritsarامرتسر© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Tank and Golden Templeامرتسر© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Baba Atal's Templeامرتسر© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Photograph of the Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara in AmritsarNational Army Museum, London · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph of Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai in Amritsar, postcard-print by Lal Singh & Co.Wikimedia Commons · Lal Singh & Co. ↗
Photograph of the main entrance of the Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib in AmritsarWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of the tomb of Mughal emperor Jahangir at Shahdara, Lahore, Punjab, IndiaWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of a man overlooking the city of Lahore from the rooftop of the Wazir Khan…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of the Sikh religious initiation ceremonyNational Army Museum, London · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph of a Sikh fakir (possibly an Udasi or Nirmala), LahoreWikimedia Commons ↗
Sikh Pioneers (an engineer battalion of the Indian army) in Tel-el-Kebir, EgyptWellcome Collection (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
Photograph of a crowd, including Akali-NihangsWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of a group of men seated in the square of the Akal Takht in the Golden…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of a group of boys gathered at the waterfront in foreground of the Golden…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of ascetics meditating on the bank of the temple-tank of the Golden TempleWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of men on the edge of a temple-tankWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of men sitting on the edge of a temple-tank with the Golden Temple in the…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of people in the courtyard [parikarma/parikrama] of the Golden TempleWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of schoolboys of Amritsar at the Golden Temple beside the temple-tankWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of the Golden Temple of Amritsar in the middle of its temple-tank, PunjabWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of women walking toward the Darshani Deori on the causeway of the Golden…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph taken from a high vantage-point [either from a bunga or Gurdwara Baba Atal…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Stereograph of ascetics along the bank of the temple-tank [sarovar] of the Golden…Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Stereograph of the Golden Temple [Darbar Sahib/Harmandir Sahib] and its sacred tank…Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph of a view of the causeway leading toward the Golden Temple through the…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of devotees exiting the Golden Temple towards the gateway of the Darshani…Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of the Golden Temple with Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai in the background to the…National Army Museum, London · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Photograph of the entrance-gate and causeway over the temple-tank of the Golden TempleWikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph plate titled 'PLATE IXWikimedia Commons ↗Search the museums' full collections
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Shown here are the objects whose pictures museums have released openly. Far more are in their collections, and in museums with no open search, such as the Lahore Museum. Searching for "Lahore photograph".
Pictures from the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum (via Europeana), Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, 65 more, found automatically: public domain or openly licensed, except the V&A's, shown for non-commercial use with the museum's credit. Titles and dates are the museums' own; each card names its museum and any licence. Updated 2026-10-26.
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