This research uses visual anthropology to explore the migration histories of Nepali women, specifically the ones related to the Gurkha soldiers. Using personal and archival photographs of migrants and their families, this research uncovers mobility patterns and migration histories of Nepali women. The paper uses photographs collected through various sources to build a narrative that deals not just with migration histories and destinations that go beyond South Asia, but the larger meanings that individuals attach to the photographs. This research goes beyond the ‘factual data’ that the photographs ‘reveal’ by talking to the individuals in the photos or those possessing the photos about the contexts and experiences attached in those photos. The photos, taken primarily during the twentieth century, help individuals not just reminisce about the past, but also to critically reflect about their migration pathways and experiences retrospectively.