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In 1947, British India was dissolved into two independent states, India and Pakistan.
Coverage of the King and Queen at the Delhi Durbar in December 1911.
Shows the course of events leading up to the relief of Lucknow.
Main title (2). A fakir (dressed only in loin cloth) helps his two assistants to set up a pattern of ...
"ARRIVAL OF MAH H.R.H. JIND (sic). Inspection of the guard of honour" (5). A train arrives and officers in white ...
The coronation procession of King George V.
No titles. Two frames with `King George V Coronation' scratched on them. The coronation ...
King George V and Queen Mary en route to the Delhi Durbar. They are greeted at Port Said? and attend ...
INTEREST. The Maharajah of Kapurthala and his guests on their journey towards the fishing grounds: men riding on elephants (29). ...
INTEREST. An elephant under the dirction of its trainer moves three large tree trunks over muddy ground (30ft). [16mm].
Note: Contained ...
INTEREST. A short procession of Indian men and women pass in front of the camera. The men are in the ...
Drama. Historical. The child of a sepoy is dangerously ill. Despite her husband's prejudices, the sepoy's wife goes to the ...
INTEREST. Indian elephants at work hauling timber.
An elephant team pushes its way through a thicket (20). Natives fell and trim ...
INTERET. Travelogue. A Muslim festival in Delhi.
Main title (4). HAS of the city (5). Crowded street scenes during the festival ...
INSTRUCTIONAL. The manufacture of rope at Howrah.
Main title (3). Indians unload bales of hemp from a barge on the river ...
INTEREST. Working elephants in India.
Titles (1). Gap (4). MS three elephants walk along a beach past the camera. In the ...
INTEREST. Indian elephants bathing and working.
Sea breaking on rocky shoreline (17). Native handlers on Indian elephants emerging from a lake ...
A record of the Preston Empire Day celebration of 22 May 1909.
A title introduces 'Preston Empire Day May 22nd 1909. ...
INTEREST. Scenes from the Far East.
Crowds of native people at a quayside passing items from hand to hand to load ...
INTEREST. The growing, collection and processing of tea in Ceylon.
No main title. Tea bushes planted out by natives under European ...
INTEREST. An Indian baby is held in various positions on the knees of an Indian woman, while another pours several ...
A street busy with pedestrians and animal-drawn carts is filmed from a static camera position. Many of the Indian men ...
INTEREST. Scenes of life and customs in Calcutta and Bombay.
A busy street in Calcutta filmed from the top of a ...
No main title. Men in military uniform disembarking from a small launch. A second launch from which the Prince and ...