Layard Collection: 2 Tea picking & an elephant procession India c. 1939
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/132/002).
Synopsis
Family footage in India.Colour sequences on tea picking and processing.
Festive procession with dressed elephants near Royal Palace with gardens and reservoir. The Layard girls exercising ponies. Parade / march past of police or local military.
Production / Donor Details: The collection was shot mainly in India between 1932 and 1942 by Austin Havelock Layard. The Layard family had held distinguished posts in Ceylon since 1803, and Mr Layard was a high ranking official in the Indian Civil Service in the Central Provences during the 1920s and 1940s, and between 1932 & 1938 was Deputy Commissioner in Delhi. In 1948 and 1949 he served in the office of the U.K. High Commission in Delhi and Calcutta.
Titles
- Layard Collection: 2 Tea picking & an elephant procession India c. 1939 (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Layard Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1939
- Running Time:
- 12 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 300 ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
