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Amateur footage of Hong Kong during the Rev. Martin's posting. Aftermath of the typhoon of Sept 2nd 1937. The voyage ...
Scenes of Hong Kong including: the harbour; Kowloon Pier (incl. 3 shots of President Hoover); junks in the harbour; city ...
AMATEUR FILM. Views over harbour. Woman cleaning wooden oar on jetty. Boats coming into harbour. Two small boys playing jacks. ...
The use of elephants in British India as working animals and in hunting.
Travelogue of Burma showing Buddhist sites in Rangoon and Mandalay and a look at Burmese life. Includes a teak sawmill ...
Documentary on the city of Petra. Traces four civilisations, each of which found value in re-establishing the life of this ...
Life on a road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.
Main title and credits (48). Bullock and camel carts ...
The lives and customes of the Hindus of India, based on a book by Father Lhande.
Scenes from Hong Kong including: pedestrians in the midday sun; latest fashions in ladies' frocks; men's wear; policemen and sailors ...
Scenes of Hong Kong, including: a variety of people in winter clothes; shops and shop signs; Christmas decorations in shops; ...
Hong Kong scenes including: the Lido at Repulse Bay; a Chinese bathing club and Dragon Boat race; the filmmakers leave ...
Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythology associated with them.
Three holy men sitting on a raised stone platform ...
Goods transportation: ferry and junks on the waterfront; lorries; coolies carrying a variety of goods along roads. Passenger transportation: ocean ...
Amateur film of the 7th Gurkha Rifles mounting guard outside the Viceregal Lodge in Simla on 7 October 1938. The ...
Indian village life including a Brahmin initiation ceremony and a Hindu wedding.
Peasant life in a village in Rajputana. Early morning ...
A parable set in Palestine at the time of Christ.
Amateur film of the 7th Gurkha Rifles on the Kojak Pass and Afghan Frontier near Chaman, officers and wives competing ...
AMATEUR. Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
Camel race and general views of people and ...
AMATEUR FILM.
ARAB LEGION AMMAN. Filmed around April 1937 on the occasion of the annual parade of the Legion. The parade ...
(92D) June 1937: laying foundation stone for new Hulda Kibbutz. Crowds arrive for ceremony; Palestinian 'fellahin' at ceremony; speeches by ...
(26A) August 1935: Slum clearance in the poor Maccabi neighbourhood.
(30A) September 1935: New immigrants on SS Tel Aviv en route ...
Travelogue of a trip by the Martin Johnsons through Borneo.
Amateur film. "The record of two visits to the estate of Daruel Tobacco Plantations Limited at Segama, Lahad Datu" in ...
Life in a town in Rajputana is shown, with shots of temples, markets, busy streets and means of transport. Closing ...
AMATEUR. A rally of Girl Guides attended by Olave Baden-Powell in Hyderabad.
AMATEUR FILM. Scenes of 1937 Coronation celebrations in Hong Kong. The aircraft carrier `Eagle' in the harbour. Military parade at ...
Subjects include Shaikh Hamad's desert truffle hunt; an Arab dinner with Shaikh Hamad and Colonel Loch; a flying boat; visit ...
INTEREST. "New Government House - Darjeeling. In Government House grounds". A carriage comes along the drive, escorted by natives. Two ...
INTEREST. "Darjeeling - summer seat of the Bengal government". A shot of the hill road to Darjeeling. Natives herd sheep. ...
AMATEUR FILM. Dragon boat racing, possibly at Aberdeen
Boats racing, boy beating a drum, people watching from junks and other boats, ...
Indian boy sees the dance of the Elephants.
The town of Darjeeling, showing its life and work. Re-edited material from DARJEELING (Secrets of India series).
Censor certificate (18). ...
A record of an expedition from Burma to China. The film includes landscape shots, scenes of agriculture, market and street ...
Yangtxe Gorges, river scenery. Detail of shipping taken from river steamer.
Peking & The Forbidden City. Train journey to Great Wall ...
Amateur footage of Kashmir, film includes shots of flora, fauna and the Pir Panjal mountains. RM 2565
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
Amateur film of a climbing party in Kashmir.
Team of men with packs walking through mountain pass (11). Snow and mountains, ...
Amateur film. The tobacco industry in Andhra Pradesh, particularly at Chirala, about 200 miles north of Madras on the east ...
Documentary on life in a desert town.
AMATEUR FILM. The aftermath of the September 1937 typhoon which struck Hong Kong at 2am. The first ferry sailed at ...
Scenes in the neighbourhood of Kappali, Burma, the site of a S.P.G. mission station.
Baghdad: - suk, forbidden Muharram festival procession and back street scenes. Kuwait:- 'id al Adha, bedu camp, Gerald de Gaurey ...
AMATEUR. Film of Burma.
Dam. Street scenes - Arab costumes possibly Sudan. Coronation Coach in Britain - Jubilee procession for George ...
Malay Regiment, August 1936. Presentation of Swords of Honour to Malay Officers in Kuala Lumpur.
The tea-gardens of India and Ceylon.
Aerial view of countryside around the tea-gardens (54). The Kangchenjunga mountain railway is followed on ...
Gibraltar. Harbour. Town and street life. Aircraft carrier at anchor with fly past of Gloucester Gladiator fighters. Family holiday in ...