Dhows and fishermen at Bahrain, 1933-7. Dhow shipping off the cost of Bahrain. Hoisting sail Taking on provisions. Fishing from small craft. Europeans relax on board private launch.
Subjects include dhows and fishermen; British ...
A brief French view of the history of the British Empire, made up mainly of maps and diagrams.
The British Isles look geographically inconsequential, yet are the densely populated hub of a huge ...
(5A) April 1935: The ship Roma arrives at Haifa. On board are new immigrants, 'legals' who have the appropriate immigration certificates, and sportsmen arriving for the Maccabiah Sports Games.
(10B) June 1935: Jubilee celebrations for ...
(No newsreel no; Box 415) November 1929: After the riots in Palestine in August 1929 the British set up a Royal Commission under Sir Walter Shaw to investigate the causes of the disturbances. This shows the Commission arriving at the residence ...
The reel consists of numerous shots, with occasional intertitles, in no particular order, including the following (but see notes): (B&W) Amphibious exercise at Slapton Sands, Devon - light vehicles drive on to the beach ...
Part One. (B&W) "Atlantic crossing": HMS Dragon running swiftly in choppy seas. "Drills at Bermuda": an awning is rigged over the quarter deck. "Towing HMS York": HMS York is seen astern. "Weighing anchor by hand". "Testing ...
I. Various shots on board HMS Rodney. "Deammunitioning ship" Cordite being hauled up from the magazines and transferred to lighters. "With the Fleet at Sea", long shot of Queen Elizabeth class battleship. "Fleet at ...
Amateur footage, in black and white and colour, shot and edited by Rosie Newman, of her travels in India, 1935.
The film opens with the arrival by ship in Bombay, with shots of the harbour, the tug, disembarkation, ...
The film opens with a map of India, and continues with scenes from Miss Newman's travels beginning with brief shots in Aden. Shots of, and scenes on board the P&O liner SS Rajputana, including the Maharajah of Patiala shooting clay pigeons (?), the ...
Amateur film with titles, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), records Indian life and monuments in Multan (Punjab), Karachi, Taj Mahal (Agra) and Delhi.
"Date picking colony ...
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), records contrasting activities of British and Indians in India: Indian watering lawn from hide sack, cow cart along "Chapel Road", British men ...
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), records contrasting activities of British and Indians in Kashmir: Indian servant loading master's car, Indians working with timber, making jewellery, ...
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), shows part of flight in Imperial Airways Handley Page Hannibal passenger plane named Hengist (AAXE) over Middle East, landing for refuelling in ...
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), shows summer cruise to Norway and scenes of military life in Northern India, including British soldiers entraining, purifying water from canal, ...
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), shows his heavily loaded car preparing to depart from house in Northern India, inspecting Indian rugs laid out for sale, and home leave scenes back ...
Amateur film shot by Doctor Gordon Thompson, a Church Missionary Society medical missionary working at the Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research in Shanghai (1927-1937), records ceremony of Armistice Day in Hong Kong, where Colonial Governor ...
Following soldiers hacking through jungle. Column of troops Gurkha? Mules through river. Native soldiers? Hats. Pan camp. Guard and drill. Troops on the march. Crossing bridge. Troops lined up.
Notes ...
Documentary filmed and titled by British nature cameraman Cherry Kearton records series of journeys made between 1910 and 1932 to Africa and Asia, as well as Belgian refugee scenes in 1914, spring-wound camera he invented in same year, Lord Roberts ...
"October 27, 1934 - April 24, 1935" Film begins with an outline map of world, the Thaw's route is traced through Africa. Cairo-Khartoum-Nairobi-Elizabethville-Johannesburg-Cape Town. On board ship in rough seas. Peggy (Thaw) ...
[VHS] "From Cairo to the Cape Part II" "October 27, 1934 - April 24, 1935"
Pans across the African plains and mountains in the distance. Peggy sits on a water buffalo ? just shot, Larry poses next to it with his gun. ...
Military parade for the celebration of King's Birthday 1933. March past of Indian troops. Military vehicles drive past. 3 cheers by troops. Visit of King of Greece to Chaklala Military Camp in 1935. King's tour of inspection with ...
Naini Tal: an official parade; family shots. departure by train. the journey home by ship via Suez Canal and Gibraltar. Lucinda, the new baby.
Production / Donor Details: The collection comprises two sets of films. The early ...
Visit to Ireland; scenes at home; the voyage out to India via Port Said and Aden; scenes at Naini Tal, including the George V Silver Jubilee parade;
sailing, and garden scenes at Aligarh.
Production / Donor Details: The ...
Country train journey; preparing for a girl guides' garden party in Allahabad
servants' children's party; leopard shoot in Kheri and Collector's Xmas camp;
picnic at big game shoot; presents distributed to staff at camp; ...
