Children's Christmas party in garden with parents. Celebrations to mark the accession of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa, the Shaikh of ...
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Dalyell Collection
Dalyell Collection (Reel 13): March past of police. Thursday Market. Camels. Cadet soldiers. Bahrain 1935
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1998/005/003).
Synopsis
March past of Police. Police work their camels. Police cadets exercise & dance round the Maypole. Sheikh watches parade. Thursday market. outside the city walls with donkeys & camels. Trip to Doha. Camel exercises. Police band. Feeding and grooming camels. Subjects include Bahrain Police marching and drilling on foot and on camel; grooming and feeding of police camels; market outside Al Khamis mosque; three biplanes flying overhead. Identifiable personalities include Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain.
Production / Donor Details: These cine films were shot by Gordon Loch & Eleanor Loch-Dalyell, parents of British politician Tam Dalyell, during their service in the Empire. Lt.-Col. Loch (who took the name and arms of Dalyell of the Binns in 1938) served as an Intelligence and Political Officer in the Middle East and India from 1908 onwards. During the period of these films he was Political Agent in Gilgit (Kashmir) from 1924-27; in Mysore, Kathiawar and Rewa States from 1928-31; and in the Persian Gulf from 1932-37. He retired in 1938.
Titles
- Dalyell Collection (Reel 13): March past of police. Thursday Market. Camels. Cadet soldiers. Bahrain 1935 (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Dalyell Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1935
- Running Time:
- 11 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 300ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
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This film belongs to the following groups.
Dalyell Collection
