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