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Sikh photos from the 19th century. These are some of the earliest photos of Sikhs and Gurdwareh

Harmandir Sahib 1857-1858    At the back you can see the lost palace with the tall arches, which is believed to be Maharaja Ranjit Singhs palace. It was later demolished by the British and was replaced by the Gothic clock tower!

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1859

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1862

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the british gothic tower under construction

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1870s

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1870s

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1880s,  you can see all the bungas on the parikarma, most of these belonged to the sikh misls and the sardars of maharaja ranjit singhs darbar

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1850s

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1850s

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1850s

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Sikh priests 1850s

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1860s

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1860s

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Anandpur sahib city,  1850s-1870s     it actually looked like a fort! 

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1879

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1880

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1860s

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1860s

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nihungs at baba atal rai

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1870s

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Maharaja Ranjit Singhs tomb 1863

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Maharaja Ranjit Singhs tomb, lahore 1880

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Sikh woman with daughter and granddaughters 1890s

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Sikh bride 1890,   looks very different to modern punjabi brides! 

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Sikh health worker in Karachi 1897

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh granddaughter, Princes Sophia  

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maharaja ranjit singhs tomb 1880s

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1870s

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1860s

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sikhs, Gujranwala, 1960s

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Sikhs, Lahore, 1860s

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Sikh police, Hong Kong, 1870s

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Sikh mill workers, Canada, 1895

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1850s

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Thank Puzzled Bhaji for the beautiful pictures :)

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