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  • 1925
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    Calcutta Topical No. 2

    Calcutta Topical No. 2

    1 1925 HD

    The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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  • 1904
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    Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village No.2

    Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village No.2

    1 1904 HD

    Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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  • 1903
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    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

    1 1903 HD

    Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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  • 1935
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    Trip to Manipur

    Trip to Manipur

    1 1935 HD

    Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

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  • 1923
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    Government House Garden Party

    Government House Garden Party

    1 1923 HD

    Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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  • 1926
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    Car Assembly, Calcutta

    Car Assembly, Calcutta

    1 1926 HD

    Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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  • 1947
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    Delhi and The North

    Delhi and The North

    1 1947 HD

    Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

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  • 1947
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    Widdicombe Faire

    Widdicombe Faire

    1 1947 HD

    A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

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  • 1992
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    We the Ragamuffin

    We the Ragamuffin

    1 1992 HD

    Julian Henriques' urban musical showcases the style, vernacular and vibrancy of British Caribbean Dancehall culture. Filled with undeniable style,...

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  • 1911
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    Gaumont Graphic No. 80

    Gaumont Graphic No. 80

    1 1911 HD

    The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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  • 1941
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    Kashmir

    Kashmir

    1 1941 HD

    An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

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  • 1922
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    Our Greatest Ambassador

    Our Greatest Ambassador

    1 1922 HD

    Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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  • 1928
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    Home Life

    Home Life

    1 1928 HD

    Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

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  • 1925
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    Calcutta Topical No. 1

    Calcutta Topical No. 1

    1 1925 HD

    Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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  • 1937
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    Darjeeling

    Darjeeling

    1 1937 HD

    This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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  • 1931
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    Kagan Valley

    Kagan Valley

    1 1931 HD

    Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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  • 1930
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    The Truth Will Out

    The Truth Will Out

    1 1930 HD

    Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

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  • 1912
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    Delhi Durbar Dawns

    Delhi Durbar Dawns

    1 1912 HD

    Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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  • 1914
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    Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

    Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

    1 1914 HD

    Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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  • 1946
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    Make Fruitful the Land

    Make Fruitful the Land

    1 1946 HD

    A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.

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