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In 1947, British India was dissolved into two independent states, India and Pakistan.
The film opens with a map of India, and continues with scenes from Miss Newman's travels beginning with brief shots ...
Amateur footage, in black and white and colour, shot and edited by Rosie Newman, of her travels in ...
Amateur footage of Sikkim, India. Including the gardens of the British officials and the officials themselves. Preparations for a trip. ...
St. James's Park and its environs.
Opening LS view of St. James's Park, Piccadilly; traffic passing Marble Arch (92). Entrance to ...
Amateur film showing some of the inland waterway constructions in the Punjab.
Men cutting branches from tree; dead tiger with crowd of Indians surrounding it; shot of countryside with the Himalayas in ...
William Carey, the missionary, is seen offering himself at the Kettering meeting for work in India. By the use of ...
Large formal lawn in gentlemen's residence where a toddler is taking unsteady steps watched by parents/grandparents and with dogs playing.
Production ...
Story of three comrades in arms in the wars of the North-West Frontier in 18th century India.
Amateur film showing the aftermath of the 1935 Quetta earthquake.
"The Quetta Earthquake. May 31st 1935. 3.3. A.M.". "Dawn: The ...
Amateur film showing a picnic and a fishing trip in Scotland, and Indian troops being trained by British officers in ...
Everyday life and places of interest around the areas of Midnapore and Chittagong.
A steamer in the background and in the ...