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 45): Bahrain and the Arial Desert 1931
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1998/005/018).
Synopsis
General views of Bahrain seafront and the Arial desert. Imperial Airways airliner landing. Gypsy Moth biplane at airstrip. Pilot and taking off.
Subjects include British Political Agency staff on the waterfront at Manama; take-off Gypsy Moth aeroplane, June 1933; landing of a British Imperial Airways HP42, 1933; aerial footage of Bahrain or Saudi Arabian coastline.
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 45): Bahrain and the Arial Desert 1931 (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Dalyell Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1931
- Running Time:
- 2 minutes.
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 100ft. approx
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
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This film belongs to the following groups.
Dalyell Collection
