Gifford Collection: 6: On Leave in the UK & Indian Independence 1948
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/286/006).
Synopsis
Family scenes in the UK while on leave in the late 1930s and 1940s.
India street scenes with monkey trainer and rickshaw .Smartly dressed Europeans in a park setting with expensive large cars. Celebration party for Indian Independence with the hoisting of the flag.
Production / Donor Details: The collection belonged to Herbert Bartholomew Gifford, a railway engineer (?) in India in the 1930s at Bikaner. He joined the forces (Royal Indian Engineers?) during WW2.
Titles
- Gifford Collection: 6: On Leave in the UK & Indian Independence 1948 (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Gifford Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1948
- Running Time:
- 22min
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 8mm VHS Digibeta
- Sound:
- Mute
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
