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 50): North-west frontier. India/Pakistan. 1930
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1998/005/022).
Synopsis
North West Frontier. Local tribesmen. Defensive town walls. Market or Bazaar outside the high walls of fortified border town. Camel carrying timber load. Race course meeting. Memsahib plays with dogs in grounds of residence.
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 50): North-west frontier. India/Pakistan. 1930 (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Dalyell Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1930
- Running Time:
- 8 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 100 ft. approx
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
Groups
This film belongs to the following groups.
Dalyell Collection
