A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
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The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
Ukhrul Medical Tour (1934)
A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.
Devil Dancers of Sikkim (1934)
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Montreal and India (1922)
The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.
The Quetta Earthquake (1935)
Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.
Sports in the Indian Army (1910)
A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.
Wandering Tigers in North India (1935)
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.
Home Life (1928)
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 colonials lived.
Gefährliche Jagd (1950)
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Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
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Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.
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