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1925
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Calcutta Topical No. 2
Calcutta Topical No. 21 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.21 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 Viceroy1 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 Manipur1 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 Party1 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, Calcutta1 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 North1 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 Faire1 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 Ragamuffin1 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. 801 1911 HD
The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.
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1941
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Kashmir
Kashmir1 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 Ambassador1 1922 HD
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
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1928
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Home Life
Home Life1 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. 11 1925 HD
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.
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1937
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Darjeeling
Darjeeling1 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 Valley1 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 Out1 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 Dawns1 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 Land1 1946 HD
A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.