Amateur film by A F (Mac) McKenna of a visit with friends ? to the Khyber Pass and Srinagar, Kashmir.

Shot of the frontier at the Khyber Pass. A car parked at the barrier, two British women (one wearing trilby is Maud (known as Molly) McKenna), a man and a dog. A goat-herd with his goats at the side of the road. A group of women and girls carrying large bundles on their heads pass by, one of them inspects the car. A fort (or walled village?) is visible in the background. A man, two women and a dog picnicking? A shot of a fort. A view of the two women and dog (from an elevated position) at a road barrier. A mule and camel train winding its way along a track. A display of military insignia? (possibly a display of the badges of all the regiments that fought in the area) on a rocky hillside. Camels feeding. People travelling in a horse-drawn carriage. An ox-drawn cart carrying straw. Horses in a field. Geese in a stream. Carts and oxen by the roadside. A visit to gardens with ornamental ponds and fountains (probably the Shalamar Baghin (Garden) in Srinagar). The man and two women (Molly McKenna is on the right) visit the town (Srinagar ?) then take a boat trip along the river. Scenes of life on and along the river. The boat passes through a mass of waterlilies. Shots of flowers in a garden. Back on the river, a large bird circles overhead. The boat continues along the river. The film ends on a tree silhouetted against the sky.

Notes

McKenna's Bell & Howell Double Run Eight Cine Camera (Serial No: 201409) used to film expedition (see KAY 1314-1 - KAY 1314-6) acquired by Department of Exhibits and Firearms, with extra lens, two filters and lens cap, 17/6/2002.

Related photographs copied by Photograph Archive (Ac No: 2002-06-04), 17/6/2002.

McKenna's typescript Diary, with photographs, of expedition to be copied by Department of Documents.