Layard Collection: 3: Holidays in Kashmir and Brittany 1944-45.
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/132/003).
Synopsis
Family domestic holiday scenes in India. Big camp in desert with camel trains. Visit to Kashmir and its lakes.Himalayan landscapes. Family holiday on the coast of Brittany
Production / Donor Details: The collection was shot mainly in India between 1932 and 1942 by Austin Havelock Layard. The Layard family had held distinguished posts in Ceylon since 1803, and Mr Layard was a high ranking official in the Indian Civil Service in the Central Provences during the 1920s and 1940s, and between 1932 & 1938 was Deputy Commissioner in Delhi. In 1948 and 1949 he served in the office of the U.K. High Commission in Delhi and Calcutta.
Titles
- Layard Collection: 3: Holidays in Kashmir and Brittany 1944-45. (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Layard Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1942
- Running Time:
- 14 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 350 ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
