INTEREST. Scenes of official and unofficial engagements during Lord Linlithgow's term of office as Viceroy of India.

R.1 (NEPAL) - 1938. Tiger-hunting in Nepal as guests of the Maharaja; the base was a camp on the India-Nepal border. From a train on the way to the camp (5). Welcoming gifts of fruit laid out on the ground (7); two men (8) and Lady Anne Hope looking at the fruit (10). At the camp, Captain Mark Carr and Major W.E. Maxwell (17). Lady Anne and Mrs. Maxwell (20). Lord Linlithgow (24). Train of passenger or "taxi" elephants setting out for the day (35). Three native servants (40). View from the camp (45); another, towards mountains (48). Guards' tents, and a guard (56). General views of tents in the main camp (62). Mrs. Maxwell, Captain Carr, Lady Joan Hope, and Lord Linlithgow's personal chuprasi (66). Lord Linlithgow walking past tents (68). Views of the camp (73). Lord Linlithgow with the Maharaja of Nepal, and others (76). Lady Linlithgow and Lt-Col. G.L. Betham, British Minister in Nepal (78). Lt-Col. H.H. Elliot - the Viceroy's surgeon - and Lady Anne (80). Lady Joan (83). Lt-Col. Betham, the Maharaja of Nepal and others (89), joined by the Viceroy, the Vicereine, and others (94). Getting into cars (102). A rank of guards presents arms (105). The Maharaja on an elephant in the open howdah used for hunting (108). Shots of Lord Linlithgow, Lady Linlithgow, Leonard White - the Viceroy's chief steward - and others on hunting elephants (113). A group of elephants and their riders. Waiting for the tiger to appear. A strip of white canvas is pegged out inside the ring of elephants to discourage tigers from charging them (118). Elephants and riders; several shots of the Viceroy and Vicereine (128). Lady Doreen Hope, Lt-Col. Elliot and Captain John Chandos-Pole (131). Lady Linlithgow and Captain Carr (141). Elephants ridden back and forth inside the ring to rouse the tiger (152). Man and dead tiger (154); the tiger (157). The Maharaja and the Viceroy standing beside the Viceroy's tiger (158). Lord Linlithgow remounted on his "taxi" elephant (167). Elephants moving off towards river (203). A ring of hunting elephants (208). MCU Lady Anne (218). Ring of elephants (223). Unrolling and staking out the canvas strip (263). Group of elephants and riders, the Maharaja in the middle (267). More elephants arriving (284). Shots of Lord and Lady Linlithgow (292). The Maharaja inspecting the preparations (295). The "beater" elephants (304). The ring of elephants (307). The beaters (327). Staking part of the canvas strip (328). The beaters rouse a tiger, seen as Lady Anne prepares to shoot (341). Two men carrying a dead tiger (342). Tiger laid out (347). Lady Anne standing by her tiger (358). A number of men load the tiger onto an elephant (365).

R. 2 (NEPAL) - The Maharaja's state helmet, encrusted with diamonds and decorated with emeralds and rubies, and topped by a white bird-of-paradise plume (10). Captain John Chandos-Pole (11). General scenes of preparation for the next hunting trip (22). The Viceroy's private secretary, J.G. Laithwaite (26). "Taxi" elephants fording a river (38). In the savannah grass area in the "terai": ring of hunting elephants and the inner canvas ring (47). The Viceroy and Vicereine on hunting elephants (52). A tiger in the grass (55). The Maharaja moves in to see if the tiger is dead (60). Dead tiger - several people looking on (64). Colonel C.G. Toogood, the Viceroy's military secretary (68). A dead tiger being measured (78). "Taxi" elephants (80). River (85). Fording the river and regrouping on the other side (111); the Maharaja's elephant arriving (114). Leonard White and the Viceroy (117). The Maharaja inspecting preparations around the circle of elephants (120). Leonard White and Lord Linlithgow (123). Elephants and riders (124). The Maharaja and others (127). Shots of the grassland and mountains in the distance (143). Staking out the canvas strip inside the elephant ring (147). The beaters (151). Brief glimpses of a tiger in the grass (157). Various shots of the hunting elephants (179). A tiger (181). Line of beaters waiting just inside the ring; moving forward (187). Four dead tigers (193). The Maharaja, the Viceroy, and others, standing by the tigers (200). Lt-Col. Betham, Lady Joan, the Viceroy and Vicereine, and some of the Maharaja's party (202). Lord Linlithgow (204) and Lady Linlithgow (206) on hunting elephants. Various shots, taken from a moving elephant, of members of the party (210). Patricia Betham and Lt-Col. Elliot with Police Inspector Button (215). Grass- land, and the elephants (227). A rhinoceros (230). Dead rhino, with a number of people looking at it (243). Grassland, and distant mountains (248).

R.3 (SOUTH INDIA) - Includes Calcutta, South India, Rajputana and Mysore. New Year's Day parade in Calcutta. The Viceroy on horseback (3-6), followed by Cavalry (20). The Viceroy watching the march-past (23); shots of cavalry units (27). State arrival at the races in Calcutta. The Viceroy's carriage, escorted by cavalry, comes along the racecourse. The Viceroy and the Vicereine alight and are greeted by the Governor of Bengal, Lord Brabourne, and his wife (60). The cavalry escorts the carriage away (65). [cf r.14]. In southern India [1939] - Cochin; a boat-trip on the inland waterways. Shots from the boat of houses, some in Dutch colonial style (85-92), canoes on the water, palm trees (123), a church (127). Police hold back a crowd waiting outside a building (131). People watching from the river bank (143). Large fishing nets hanging on frames (144). Launches (152). People watching from the water's edge (160). Local boat races - long slim rowing-boats, each with about 40 oarsmen, and the helmsman seated up on the high, raised stern (214). Buildings on the shore (217). At Cape Cormoran: local people selling shell necklaces (225). A lateen-rigged catamaran (235). A small fishing boat (240). Fortress and gardens (252). Lord Linlithgow at a small memorial obelisk (255). Gardens and ruined walls (262). Lord and Lady Linlithgow, wearing welcoming garlands, escorted by local officials (269). In one of the northern states. Several European-style coaches and carriages of different sizes, drawn by four or six horses, are driven round a large walled yard (289); two bullocks pulling a small silver coach (293); a riding horse in ceremonial trappings (297). Riding display - riders jumping over a young elephant; the elephant seated as the riders pass (309). A Raja's private zoo (?) - a hippopotamus (310); a chimpanzee helped to ride a tricycle (314). Lord John Hope and Lady Anne (319). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (backs to camera) with the Maharaja of Bikaner (322). Mysore: the Kheddar - training of wild elephants. A river (326) and Lord Linlithgow (333). Herd of wild elephants being driven upriver by mahouts on trained elephants (373). The Maharaja of Bikaner with Lord and Lady Linlithgow (377). The elephant drive (405). The Viceroy with members of his family and staff (411).

R.4 (KHEDDAR, 1939) - People admiring a young, tame elephant (8). A recently captured female elephant tethered by her neck and hind leg, her baby beside her (24). Tents of the camp in some gardens (30). People going to look at the elephants (36). A large group, some standing, some seated, includes Lord and Lady Linlithgow and members of their family (45). The same group, with the addition of some of the Indian staff (49). Elephants in a small pen, tethered neck and foot; men tying other ropes to the animals (91). Wild elephants led out to the river for their first bath in ten days - since capture - each animal is roped to three tame elephants in front and to one behind (151). Coming out of the river (162). Elephants driven to the inner stockade (250).

R.5 (KHEDDAR) [B & W; overlapping and complementary to the previous reel]. Shots of the stockade and the wild elephants inside (33). Spectators (37). Elephants in the stockade (47). Unidentified people (56). Training elephants are ridden into the stockade and men rope one of the wild elephants which is then led out (130). Unidentified Europeans (138). The Maharaja of Mysore and a companion (143). Elephants in the stockade: trying to lead one way (180). Wild elephants, including a baby (192). Ext. the stockade (203). In Kholapur. Shot taken from a moving carriage forward over the horses' heads (207). A herd of Blackbuck in the distance (214). A hunting cheetah with a buck it has caught (218). Blank (228). The blindfolded cheetah rewarded with a scoopful of blood (232). A Blackbuck (233). The cheetah, with its kill, is blindfolded (237). Open, horse-drawn carriage; the cheetah led down from it (248). Shot over the horses' heads (253).

R.6 (NEPAL & KHEDDAR) - 1938 & 1939 [B & W]. Dead tiger with some men looking at it (4). Hunting elephants (6). The Maharaja on his elephant (9). Dead tiger (12). Lord Linlithgow transfers from his hunting elephant to a "taxi" elephant (16); another man doing the same thing (20). The Maharaja, Lord Linlithgow standing by a dead tiger (24). [Footage -117 is of the same hunting trips as r.1 167-365, r.2 204-210, 215-227]. Scenes, taken from moving elephants, of members of the party (35). The Maharaja inspecting preparations; shots of the Maharaja and the Viceroy (45), and other members of the party (50). Men looking at a dead tiger (61). The Maharaja (66). Various unidentified people (76). Lady Anne with her tiger (84). The dead animal being loaded onto an elephant and covered with grass (108). The Maharaja on his "taxi" elephant (112). The grass-covered tiger carried away (117). A picnic lunch (126). Shots of Lord Linlithgow, the Maharaja and other members of their party, on their hunting elephants (145). Elephants crossing a shallow river (170). Going through the jungle (194). Lord Linlithgow (198). Hunting elephants in tall grass (209). [Footage -243 is of the same event as r.3 -27]. New Year's Day Parade in Calcutta: units from the Navy (217), British and Indian cavalry (230), and British and Indian infantry (243). [Footage -284 is of the same hunt as r.2 215-243]. Line of hunting elephants moving away from the camera (249). Men looking at a dead rhino (258). Lord Linlithgow sitting on the rhino (263). Members of the party standing around the body (270). Group: front row - Lord Linlithgow and his Nepalese hosts; back row - Lady Anne, Lady Doreen, Lady Linlithgow, Lady Joan and Captain W.A.G. Burns (277). The dead rhino (280). Lord Linlithgow, Lady Linlithgow and others on their elephants (284). Belvedere, Calcutta (293). Shots of the Kheddar: wild elephants in the stockade being roped (341).

R.7 (SIKKIM) - 1939. "THEIR EXCELLENCIES LORD AND MARCHIONESS OF LINLITHGOW SPRING TOUR TO SIKKIM (GANGTOK), APRIL 1939". A train draws up to a red-carpeted platform (11). Members of the party descend from the train (19). Lady Joan Hope and others shaking hands with officials (34). The Viceroy, the Vicereine, and members of their family and staff leaving the platform at Siliguri (53). Views from the road up to Gangtok (73). A stone tunnel (75). An arch bridge built of stone (83) and the river below (85). Local people watching for the Viceroy's party (90). The bridge from the side (92). The Viceroy and Vicereine entering a building (97). CUs two of the officials wearing ceremonial robes (103). Two soldiers (105). A group of welcoming musicians (113). Buildings on lower slopes (129). The Viceroy and Vicereine, followed by their daughters, are greeted by Residency staff (140). The Residency (145) and immediate grounds (157). Three local officials (168). A soldier (173). Officials (184). The Maharaja and two other men (187). Lamas, all holding musical instruments; CUs some of the monks (194). Various shots of the band of musicians as they cross the sourtyard, and of watching crowds on the perimeter (205). The musicians enter a temple building (217). A group of musicians seated on a verandah (220). Shots of dancers in costumes and masks representing various real and mythological characters (252). Norbhu, the local trade agent, in ceremonial dress (259). Other officials (261). Norbhu with other local officers (262). Musicians (266). The Viceroy and Vicereine greeted by the Maharaja (267). The Viceroy decorates Norbhu who presents him with a white silk scarf (278). The Maharaja with Lord and Lady Linlithgow (280). The Maharaja's small daughters and some resident Europeans presented to the Viceroy and Vicereine (288). Norbhu crossing the courtyard (295). Shots of dancers (330). The Maharaja's daughters (342). Some of the musicians on the verandah (350) and the senior lamas seated beside them (353). The Viceroy, accompanied by the Maharaja, walks around the perimeter of the courtyard waving to and greeting the crowds (375). He is followed by the Vicereine, escorted by Col. H.H. Elliot, and then by his daughters with Norbhu (392).

R.8 (SIKKIM) - Members of the Viceroy's staff (4). Lord John Hope and Lady Joan walking towards the camera (15), and standing beside a verandah (20). The Maharaja's daughters walking towards the same building (28). Lady Joan kneeling to photograph them (30). The Viceroy's staff football team, posed for a group picture (37). The game, against a local team, in progress (45). Three Sikkimese girls (51). Spectators of the game seated up on a rocky hillside (57). The football game (82). The Viceroy's party in cars (84). A banner at the State Carpentry School (87). Lord and Lady Linlithgow arriving by car and greeted by officials (90). The Viceroy and Vicereine, wearing garlands of flowers, are escorted between two rows of uniformed pupils (113). Greeted by, and talking to, native and European staff and officials (140). Pupils of a girls' school with a welcoming banner (145); another shot, several senior girls in front (160). Two older girls wearing gold nose-jewellery (168). The Maharaja's daughters (192). The Viceroy and Vicereine greeted by some Europeans and shaking hands with Sikkimese staff (212). MCU Lord and Lady Linlithgow, each wearing several garlands of bright-coloured flowers (218). Saying goodbye to staff and leaving the school (236). Two women wearing nose-jewellery (247). The courtyard of Gangtok Monastery: one of the local guard is encouraged to approach the camera and brandish his sword (256). Shots of the Residency and grounds (267). Groups of Sikkimese Residency staff (296). Views from the edge of the grounds (303). Members of the family and staff setting off on ponies for a picnic (342) and returning (358).

R.9 SIKKIM TEA PARTY - 1939. Lady Anne Hope seated, with two Sikkimese, on cushions around an outdoor "table" (3). Lady Linlithgow at a similar table with three Sikkimese officials (8). Lady Anne (11). Lady Doreen at another table with two Sikkimese and a European (12). The Vicereine (19). Lady Anne (24). Dancers - two women and a man, who also plays a musical instrument - perform a stamping dance on a plank laid on the ground (44). Some of the Viceroy's family and staff standing with their ponies in snow on the occasion of crossing the Motil-la (pass). Trees on mountainous slopes (57). Falls in a mountain stream (62). Various shots of the Residency and grounds at Gangtok (77). Some of the Sikkimese servants including a woman with a prayer-wheel and beads (82-86). Lady Anne following her pony and an attendant up a wooded slope (89). A pony, showing its bright embroidered saddle-cloth (95). Lady Anne (102). Ponies and attendants (111). Local officials and two guards (128). The Tower of London from the river; shots from boat having gone under Tower Bridge; various buildings along the river; passing the Tower again; Tower Bridge in the background; going under Southwark Bridge (173). St. Paul's Cathedral seen behind other buildings (178).

R.10 (BAHAWALPUR) - 1939 (?) [Dufaycolor; note in can dated 12.3.40 says presented to H.E. (the Viceroy) by H.H. (the Nawab)]. A railway engine (2). The Nawab of Bahawalpur (7). A train draws up to a platform (10). Members of the Nawab's staff greet the Viceroy's ADCs (16), and the Viceroy and Vicereine (23). Lord and Lady Linlithgow with the Nawab (27). A number of unidentified Europeans waiting to get into cars. The Nawab goes round talking to his guests (49). The Viceroy and Vicereine ushered into a Rolls-Royce (57). Lord and Lady Linlithgow getting into a boat, followed by some of the Viceroy's party and some gunbearers. The boat is punted away (68). Other boats, including one carrying the Nawab (77). A dead Mallard held up to the camera (81). Various shots of boats (87). Bringing ashore some dead birds and laying them out on the shore (95). The Nawab and various Europeans (111). Lord and Lady Linlithgow coming ashore and talking to the Nawab and others, and looking over the bag (137). The Viceroy and Vicereine walking, with the Nawab, to the cars (148). PAN a group of Europeans, including Lord and Lady Linlithgow, standing or sitting in two lines behind the complete bag of birds which is laid out on the ground (159). PAN over the dead birds (164). Shots from a boat; two Europeans set ashore on an island hide (187). Birds flying over (189). One of the Nawab's servants wading around collecting up dead birds (198). Various shots of the lakes, boats, etc. (215). The Viceroy and Vicereine coming ashore and going to their car (242). Dead birds being carried away (251).

R.11 (GUARD OF HONOUR) - 1939 (?) [Dufaycolor]. About 100 men in uniform, with four group leaders and two officers, perform various parade-ground exercises: slow marching incolumns, breaking column and forming ranks, firing in sections; marching in column eight abreast and wheeling into ranks; moving forward diagonally; loading rifles - using cartridges and ramrods - manoeuvring in various formations; firing together; the four section leaders salute the camera, as do the two officers (200). [It is possible that these troops are the Nawab of Bahawalpur's private guard.]

R.12 (RAJPUTANA) - 1939. Three elephants in ceremonial dress with mahouts and attendants (4). PAN hilltop fortress (8). View up hill from the town (16). Elephants carrying passengers up the sloping path inside the outer fortress wall (30). View from the top across to another hill (37). The elephants arriving in the yard of the palace (42). Lord Linlithgow and one of his hosts (47). The same man walking towards the camera (49). PAN up interior courtyard walls showing the decoration (55). Captain John Chandos-Pole and Captain F. Bridger (57). The Viceroy, Captain R.F.S. Gooch, and their hosts entering an area shaded by muslin curtains (60). PAN along cliffs at edge of road (67), on, across road to a large, flat, open space (74), and on up towards the fortress (84). PAN from end of fortress on over town below the hill (94). Closer shot up the hill and along the fortress (106). Palace guards (112). Unidentified buildings - probably part of the palace (135). Decorated windows (144). Several small cannon on the ramparts (147). PAN across ramparts and out over countryside in front (157). Architectural features (177). PAN over countryside in front of fortress (193). A garden-party: in the background are temples (?) showing typical architectural features of the region (210). A girl and boy - the host's children (?) (223). Further shots of the temples (235). An ornamental garden (241). A garden partly enclosed by two-storey galleries (257). People leaving the garden-party (261). PAN entrance to grounds (263). Car drives away carrying the Viceroy and Vicereine (264). Palace guard on parade (282). Lake surrounded by hills, and containing two or three small islands (291). Looking over a wall towards surrounding bush (297). Column of smoke rising from a hillside (301). Hunting elephants; the Maharana of Udaipur (?) and a bearer in an open howdah (302). Indian beaters - on foot - carrying branches (324). Hunters standing around a dead tiger (337). Buildings on the lake at Udaipur - the Maharana's palace (348). Ornamental gardens (353). Lady Linlithgow descending the steps of a building and stepping into a launch (359). A number of stone elephants stand on columns outside one of the palace walls (366). Other buildings seen from the water (374). HAS part of a large fortified square; PAN across ramparts and on over countryside (385). Shots of some partly overgrown ruins (396); an old temple (400); Lord Linlithgow entering a low doorway (in this last building?) (401); some of the decorations around the door (412). Parts of a long fortified wall (417). PAN over countryside (420). Local people in a group by the roadside (424). Ruins of a temple (430). Fortified walls (434).

R.13 (VICEROY'S HOUSE AND GARDENS). "THE VICEROY'S HOUSE, NEW DELHI". "THE GARDENS". "THE MOGUL GARDEN". Starting with HAS and PAN (37). Other views of the features of the garden including the trees, fountains and waterways (83). "SOME OF THE ROSES". Various shots (104). "THE BLUE AND WHITE GARDEN". The flower beds contain only blue and white flowering plants (182). "THE WALLED GARDEN". Various general shots and CUs (228). "THE ROUND GARDEN". A pool surrounded by flower beds and paths (283).

R.14 (RAJPUTANA AND DELHI GARDEN) - c.1938. Countryside in Rajputana (10). A Sambhar deer (12). A smoke column on the hillside (17). The Maharana of Udaipur (?) and another man on an elephant (30). [cf r.12 297-302]. Shots of Udaipur Palace from a boat on the lake (48). [cf r.12 337-374]. Some of the Maharana's horses (65). Car carrying the Viceroy and Vicereine (68). Views across the lake to mountains on the far side, small islands off-shore, tents on the near bank below the walls of the palace (83). From the walls across country (91). A temple - a tall, ornately decorated tower, and other buildings (104). The gardens of Viceroy's House, Delhi: views of the Mogul Garden, the Blue and White Garden, and parts of some of the side gardens (195). [cf r.13]. ADC's Swimming Gala. People around an open-air pool (203). The Viceroy's ADCs, in Edwardian women's bathing costume, launch a bath-tub (212). Capt. W.A.G. Burns leaps from the high board while carrying a parasol (214). Other men in the pool (219). Burns makes a second leap (223). In the pool (226). ADCs dressed as guardsmen (244). Calcutta Races. Jerky panning shots of the racecourse and of the crowds (267). A race (269). Military band (272). J.G. Laithwaite, the Viceroy's private secretary (273). Mounted escort riding down the course (280). Arrival of the Governor's carriage - shot of Lord and Lady Brabourne (282). Major W.E. Maxwell and Major William Goschen (284). Another mounted escort (287). The Viceroy's carriage (290). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (294). [cf r.3]. South India. Lord and Lady Lin- lithgow and others, sheltered by umbrellas carried on tall poles (317). Lady Linlithgow getting into a ricksha (319). A temple on the sea-shore (326). Surf (330). The temple (332). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (337). Another ornately decorated temple with a large stone elephant among the buildings (356). A small lake (363). A stone cow, and the stone elephant (368). [cf R.3]. Part of one of the gardens at Viceroy's House, New Delhi (417).

R.15 (ANNE'S WEDDING) - November 6, 1939. [This reel appears to have been shot with two cameras and the films edited together as some sequences overlap]. Guests arriving at the church include Rear-Admiral Fitzherbert and his wife (1-3), and representatives of the Air Force (5-6) (17). The page-boys and bridesmaids, with their nannies, coming down the steps of Viceroy's House (23) and getting into cars (33); alighting from the cars at the church (38). The bridegroom, Lt-Cmdr. Patrick Southby, alights from a car and is greeted by Bishop Barne of Lahore, the officiating minister (41). Lady Linlithgow, with Lady Doreen and Lady Joan, greeted by the Bishop (46). Lady Anne and Lord Linlithgow coming down the steps of Viceroy's House (54), and entering an open carriage (63). Views of the procession to the Church - the bride's carriage with an escort of Sikh cavalry (89). Alighting from the carriage, the bride is greeted by Bishop Barne (96). Lady Anne and Lord Lin- lithgow, with pages and bridesmaids, ready to go into the Church (98). The Sikh escort, now on foot, make an arch of lances outside the Church (102). The bride and groom come out (106) and get into an open carriage (110) which drives away past the camera (113). Lord and Lady Linlithgow enter another open carriage and follow (121). View of the Church as the procession comes towards the camera (123). The bride and groom (132). Cavalry escort (135). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (137). Cars (140). Shots of procession including the bride and groom, Lord and Lady Linlithgow, and the cavalry escort (168). View from the Viceroy's House as cars arrive, showing the Secretariat, the Jaipur memorial (172). Another view showing the carriages and cavalry escort coming around the Jaipur memorial (182). Carriages passing the camera (186). Procession passing the steps of Viceroy's house where people are standing to watch (200), and going inside (208). The cavalry escort forms up in a line outside (214); PAN line of soldiers (221). The bride and groom, with the bride's sisters, shaded under a canopy (228). Lord and Lady Linlithgow greeting guests (235). The bride and groom greeting Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Fitzherbert (237); unidentified guests (266); Bishop Barne (271); Charles Duke, former assistant private secretary to the Viceroy, and his wife (272); E.R.H. Boyd (275); Grizel Badenoch, daughter of the Deputy Auditor-General (276); Sir Henry Craik (279-280); Faridkot (282); Finance member of the Executive Council, Sir Jeremy Raisman, and Lady Raisman (285-6); Faridkot (297-299); other guests (304). People going into the gardens (323). The bride and groom coming outside followed by two ADCs (327), and Lord and Lady Linlithgow (329); out to the gardens (335). Lady Anne and Lt-Cmdr. Southby (338). PAN guests in the gardens, some seated at tables (351). Sir Henry Craik, and Sir Robert Cassels, the Commander-in-Chief in India (352). Shots of guests including Bishop Barne (355-359). Lady Cassels (362); Sir Henry Craik with the Nawab of Bahawalpur (365); the Roman Catholic Archbishop (367); Lady Lumley, wife of the Governor of Bengal (368); the Maharaja of Bikaner (373); bridesmaids and pages at table (377). The bride and groom come up to cut the cake: Sir Robert Cassels seen behind them (387). Lady Anne and Lt-Cmdr Southby by the cake as Sir Robert goes to a microphone (392). He makes a short speech and toasts the bride and groom (398). The bridegroom's speech and another toast (400). Lady Doreen, Lord Linlithgow, and Lady Joan (403). The bride and groom, the Maharaja of Bikaner seen behind (405). The Maharaja, Lord Linlithgow, and Lady Doreen (406). The Maharaja with Lord and Lady Linlithgow (414). Guests waiting for the bride and groom; a bridesmaid carrying round a basket of flower posies (425). The Maharaja of Bikaner with Sir Robert Cassels (426). The Roman Catholic Archbishop (428). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (429). Lady Doreen and Lady Joan (430). Lord and Lady Linlithgow (432). The guests showering the bride and groom with flowers (436).

R.16 (RAMSAY AND CORBETT) - c.1939. [B & W -66]. Major James Corbett (2) and the Hon. Simon Ramsay (6) on hunting elephants. Various shots of the party riding through the jungle (20). An Indian cuts the horns from the skeleton of a deer (26). Ramsay (31); Corbett (37). Loading a dead Sambhar stag onto an elephant (48). Monkeys in trees (66). [Colour starts]. Birds in trees (97). Ramsay standing beside a dead tiger (102). A flock of vultures with their prey (130). Other birds (134). Hunting elephants (147). A fire in the grass (154). The party of hunters (157). A "flame of the forest" tree (167). Ramsay (175). Members of the party on their elephants (181). Bird in flight (188). The hunters (192). A flame of the forest (204). Two elephants bathing in shallow water, and being washed by their mahouts (236). Hunting elephants coming down a river bank (245).

R.17 (INDIAN FILM) - c.1941. [B & W]. A man putting out a number of chairs (7). Street scenes (18). Unidentified Europeans going to sit down (21). The Viceroy, accompanied by Europeans and Indians, crosses a courtyard and goes up a wooden stairway onto a flat roof (48). The men on the rooftop (52). Street scenes, local officials at roadside (56). A fire started in some straw (60). The Viceroy's party watching from the roof (63). Men and women putting out the fire with hand-pumps and hoses (89). ARP trucks carrying equipment (120). "Casualties" being given first-aid (127). Another fire: small protective ramps put over the hoses; using hand-pumps. PAN group of participants (150). Local officials (170). Sir Bertrand Glancy, Governor of the Punjab, and waiting at an airfield (173). Unidentified (177). Aeroplane coming into land (185). The Viceroy alights and is greeted by waiting officials (194). Cars leaving the airfield (197). Unidentified Indian officials (217). Europeans (219). Prime Minister of the Punjab (?) (220). Unidentified Punjabis and Europeans (248). Arrival of the Viceroy's car. ADC Captain Andrew Elphinstone gets out to attend the Viceroy (270). Lord Linlithgow greeted by officials (286). Indian and European officers (290). Senior Indian officers (300). Various shots of officers (305). Captain Elphinstone and another ADC precede the Viceroy as he goes to take the salute (320). The Viceroy (325). The standard bearer, in front of the main body of troops, lowers the colours (335). The Viceroy, preceded by his ADCs, inspects the troops (360). ADCs (363). The Viceroy (364). Lord Linlithgow saying goodbye to friends and relatives - including his daughter-in-law, Lady Hopetoun (391-398) - at an airfield. Going to the plane (404). People watching the plane as it leaves (424).

Films catalogued with the assistance of the 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow's daughter, the Lady Joan Gore-Langton.