Vernede Collection: 17: India & England. Mid-1940s?

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1999/072/267).

Synopsis

Garhwal: skiing in Punjab. High mountain scenery with snowfields and single person skiing and tobogganing. Sherpa porters. Mountain villages. Delhi public buildings. European children playing in domestic scenery in England. Children attending a gymkhana in the grounds of English country house.

Production / Donor Details: The collection comprises two sets of films. The early films were made by Lady Kendall, wife of Sir Charles Kendall, in Allahabad, Benares, Naini Tal, Lucknow and England. The second set of films were made by Barbara Donaldson (nee Kendall) in Aligarh, Allahabad, New Delhi, Simla and Almora, Upper Garhwal and England. Raymond Veveysan Vernede (1905 -2003), donor of the Vernede Collection, joined the Indian Civil service in 1928. husband of Nancy Kendall. Mr. Vernede served as a District Officer in the United Provinces for 19 years, in the districts of Agra, Banares, Jhansi, Meerut, Allahabad, Unao, Garhwal and Gorakhpur. He retired in 1947. Mr Vernede wrote a number of books on British life in India, and has also recorded his memoirs for the Oral History Archive.

 

Titles

  • Vernede Collection: 17: India & England. Mid-1940s? (Archive)
Series Title:
Vernede Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1940
Running Time:
approx 16 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm VHS
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
approx 200ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis