Nigeria

Nigeria gained independence from the British Empire on 1 October 1960. 

 
 
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INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 139 (9/11/1945)

INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 139 (9/11/1945) (1945)has video enhanced entry

I. "AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM ARRIVES IN INDIA". Australians arrive in Bombay for a cricket tour that will take them to ...

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE (1945)has video enhanced entry

Film account of the part played by the 81st and 82nd (West African) Divisions in the third Arakan ...

 

INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 67 (23/6/1944) (1944) enhanced entry

I. "NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH INDIAN TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Touring members of the National Defence Council meet ...

INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 70 (14/7/1944)

INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 70 (14/7/1944) (1944)has video enhanced entry

I. "WEST AFRICAN'S ROLE IN INDIA'S DEFENCE" West African troops, "toughened by the toughest climate in the world", arrive in ...

 

INDIAN NEWS PARADE NO 88 (17/11/1944) (1944) enhanced entry

I. "THE EMIR OF KATSINA COMES TO INDIA TO SEE HIS WEST AFRICAN TROOPS" The Muslim Emir of Katsina (on ...

 

RESIDENT MINISTER IN BRITISH WEST AFRICA (1944)

The new resident minister in British West Africa, Captain the Rt. Hon. Harold Balfour M.P., meets the Nigerian Emir at ...

 

SPRINGTIME IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE (1944)has video enhanced entry

A young African girl is crowned the May Queen in the village of Stanion, Northamptonshire.

The film opens with shots of ...

 

AFRICA'S FIGHTING MEN (1943)has video enhanced entry

An illustration of the role of African servicemen in the Second World War. The King's African Rifles and the Royal ...

 

BRITISH NEWS NO. 142 (1943)

For detailed shot list, contact NFTVA. Items include: The KING WITH THE CANADIANS DESPATCHES FROM TUNISIA FUNERAL OF A V.C. ...

 

the KING AND HIS PEOPLE (1943) enhanced entry

A tribute to the "new Empire of the British Commonwealth of Nations" and more specifically to King George ...

 

PROGRESS IN THE COLONIES (1941)

An African hospital.

The film covers the reception and treatment of a street accident case, with a glance at the X-ray ...

 

CAROL MARSH AFRICAN FILMS NO. 1 (1940) enhanced entry

1) Native troops (in Northern Nigeria?) parading at small barracks or guardpost; 2) Africans along a road; 3) river with ...

 

CAROL MARSH AFRICAN FILMS NO. 10 (1940)

1947: 1) Dead person (possibly male), surrounded by family members; 2) Northern Nigerian scenes in modern area; 3) various shots ...

 

CAROL MARSH AFRICAN FILMS NO. 5 (1940)

1945: 1) Maize, guinea corn (sorghum) growing; 2) native gathering with dancing; (young men being beaten - Sharo Festival); 3) ...

 

SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF NIGERIA (1940)

Life and industries in Nigeria.

Morrison Collection: 1: Jekko Falls Hydro Electric Scheme : Pts 1 & 2 1937-1938

Morrison Collection: 1: Jekko Falls Hydro Electric... (1938)has video enhanced entry

Reels 1 and 2 of the Morrison Collection show the whole of the construction of the Jekko Falls Hydro Electric ...

 

WEST AFRICA, CANARIES, MADEIRA (1938)

Amateur footage by J.N. Jeneid (tour manager with Thomas Cook) of scenes(?) shot in West Africa, the Canaries and Tenerife ...

 

ANTI-PLAGUE OPERATIONS, LAGOS 1937 (1937)has video enhanced entry

A record of measures taken against an outbreak of plague in Lagos, followed by footage of welfare exhibitions in Lagos ...

 

Roach Collection: 006: Nigeria, Gran Canaria, Freetown... (1937)

This is a personal film record of a visit to mainly Nigeria but touching on Sierra Leone and other ports ...

 

WEDDING IN LAGOS, 1936 (1936)

The wedding of Phyllis and John Ticehurst in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 October 1936; the first wedding to be filmed ...

 

ILESHA AND BEYOND A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE METHODIST... (1935)

Documentary looking at the work done at the Guild Hospital to help orphans, lepers and the work done in `the ...

 

SANDERS OF THE RIVER (1935)

Story of the work of Commissioner Sanders, the King's representative among the tribes of British West Africa. [Features Chiefs and ...

Basden Collection 3: 'Africa Dances' pt 3: Dancing competitions and masks

Basden Collection 3: 'Africa Dances' pt 3: Dancing... (1930)has video enhanced entry

Dancing competitions and various masks. Umu-Chuku, Mbaku & Amanuke. Grandfather Maw, Enu-Ugwu-Abaw; Spirit maidens (Aghogho Mmonwui); District Officer mask (Onyeocha)?; ...

 

NIGERIA, BRUCE 1930 (1930)

Amateur film showing native dances, markets and race meetings in Nigeria.

 

NIGERIA (1928)

Travelogue. Scenes in Northern Nigeria. A compilation of footage taken from other films (see note at end of synopsis).

No titles. ...

 

NORTHERN PROVINCES (1928)

Travelogue of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria, highlighting the contrast between old and new methods. The film shows the development ...

 

OIL PALM OF NIGERIA (1928) enhanced entry

How oil palm is produced in Nigeria.

The film opens with a map and a shot of a local plantation, as ...

 

BLACK COTTON (1927)has video enhanced entry

INDUSTRIAL/ETHNOLOGY. Film on the Nigerian cotton industry and how the natives use cotton themselves in the manufacture of clothing.

""BLACK COTTON" ...

 

IF YOUTH BUT KNEW (1926)

DRAMA. A love story of two generations.

R.1 Dr. Martin Sumner, a Victorian country doctor and early motor enthusiast, meets Dora ...

 

PALAVER: A ROMANCE OF NORTHERN NIGERIA (1926)has video enhanced entry

Filmed amongst the Sura and Angas people of the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria, where the rivalry between a British ...

 

LEVER COLLECTION 201818A (1925)

INTEREST. Record of a journey in Africa, possibly in Nigeria.

No titles. Europeans stand by a train (1 frame). Logs seen ...

 

NIGERIA 205006A (1925)

Production footage for a film about a journey down the River Niger, Africa.

No titles. LS man scaling down a palm ...

 

NIGERIA 205071A (1925)

A journey along the West African coast to Lagos and scenes in Lagos.

No main title. "At sunrise we arrive off ...

 

NIGERIA 205593A (1925)

A series of shots of the Niger Company's, J. Walkden's and W.B. McIver's buildings in Nigeria, usually consisting of a ...

 

CROSSING THE GREAT SAHARA (1924) enhanced entry

Angus Buchanan's expedition to the Sahel region of the Sahara in 1922-23. Includes Sir Hugh Clifford and the Executive Council ...

 

DOWN THE NIGER RIVER (1924)

INTEREST. Journey through the Niger Delta in Nigeria from Onitsha.

No titles. Travelling shot from boat of river bank at Onitsha ...

 

NATIVE TYPES, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA (1924)

Footage of local life in Southern Nigeria.

 

PALM OIL, LUMBER AND RUBBER IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA (1924)

INDUSTRIAL. The collection and manufacture of palm nuts and palm oil; travelling shots along the River Niger and its tributaries; ...

 

TREE OF LIFE (1924)

ACTUALITY. Nigeria (or Belgian Congo?): Lord Leverhulme and his host and hostess, followed by three more European men, walk ...

 

MESSRS. J. WALKDEN'S STORE (1923)

No main title. "Messrs. J. Walkden's Store" (3). LS of the store, name clearly seen, a European man stands outside, ...

 

ACTUALITY ITEMS (1922)

CINEMAGAZINE(?) London scenes round Fleet Street; a brief dramatised history of the British policeman; tribal dances.

No title. View across Fleet ...

 

Hamer Collection

30 reels of various footage taken in Nigeria. Large proportion of footage shows public works.

 

Leonard Collection: 6 South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria?

South Africa: various scenes. Kenya. Safari. Nigeria: Market in Lagos (Lewis Street)?