INTEREST. The growing, collection and processing of tea in Ceylon.
No main title. Tea bushes planted out by natives under European supervision (70). LS of native collecting the leaves (113). CU of a woman picking tea leaves (137). Workers, ...
INTEREST. The growing, collection and processing of tea in Ceylon.
No main title. Tea bushes planted out by natives under European supervision (70). LS of native collecting the leaves (113). CU of a woman picking tea leaves (137). Workers, ...
INTEREST. Scenes from the Far East.
Crowds of native people at a quayside passing items from hand to hand to load a steamer (54). A freighter (101). [Titles describing a buffalo herd, no picture]. Waves crashing against a rocky ...
INSTRUCTIONAL. The manufacture of rope at Howrah.
Main title (3). Indians unload bales of hemp from a barge on the river (38). Unpacking the hemp and laying it down in thick strands (43-60). Feeding the strands into a machine (64-86). The ...
Drama. Historical. The child of a sepoy is dangerously ill. Despite her husband's prejudices, the sepoy's wife goes to the regimental doctor for assistance. He cures the child and earns her gratitude. The sepoy, however, is filled with indignation ...
INTEREST. A short procession of Indian men and women pass in front of the camera. The men are in the front of the procession carrying flags. The women follow. Four women carry a canopy under which a fifth walks. Behind them, a small child is ...
INTEREST. Indian elephants at work hauling timber.
An elephant team pushes its way through a thicket (20). Natives fell and trim a tree, supervised by a European (81). Elephant team hauls a large tree trunk, urged on by the handlers; an ...
INTEREST. An elephant under the dirction of its trainer moves three large tree trunks over muddy ground (30ft). [16mm].
Note: Contained in MRS CARLISLE'S BABY REELS (296-326ft). The above copy was originally on 9.5mm, the film has been ...
INTEREST. The Maharajah of Kapurthala and his guests on their journey towards the fishing grounds: men riding on elephants (29). A rest period: Indians and Europeans sitting in circles talking and smoking (65). Indian dignitaries bowing at the ...
The coronation procession of King George V.
No titles. Two frames with `King George V Coronation' scratched on them. The coronation coach passes through Admiralty Arch into Trafalgar Square (50). The coach passes down Whitehall (120 ...
King George V and Queen Mary en route to the Delhi Durbar. They are greeted at Port Said? and attend a military parade at Sinkat, Sudan.
No main title? "THE KING AND QUEEN DISEMBARK ESCORTED BY LORD KITCHENER THE SIRDAR, SIR REGINALD ...
"ARRIVAL OF MAH H.R.H. JIND (sic). Inspection of the guard of honour" (5). A train arrives and officers in white topees go forward to meet the Maharaja of Jind, Sir Ranbir Bahadur. He alights from the train and comes forward towards the ...
Main title. "The Durbar Procession". The procession moves along a road in open countryside lined with troops (65). A distant shot of a huge arena (77). Aerial view of the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary at the canopied dais (167). ...
Main title. "This great function took place outside Delhi and in importance and magnificence exceeded all such events known in history." The Viceroy arrives. The Viceroy's carriage drives between the ranks of soldiers, behind which are ...
Main title (1). "A cinematographic record of the magnificent & historical ceremonies of December 12th, 1911." (7). In a large arena, kilted British soldiers are marched to their positions in front of the large dais (55). "March of the ...
Coverage of the King and Queen at the Delhi Durbar in December 1911.
Main title (2). A fakir (dressed only in loin cloth) helps his two assistants to set up a pattern of crossed swords which they hold up. There is a square in the pattern. The fakir dives through the square. He repeats the performance with ...
Main title. A general view of the throne dais in the centre of the vast arena (62); a horse-drawn carriage and its cavalry escort arrive in procession in the arena (108); the same carriage reaches the canopied dais and the Viceroy of India ...
Shows the course of events leading up to the relief of Lucknow.
The Relief of Lucknow was produced by the Edison Company for the British market. Around 1911, Edison began to make films on specifically European themes to ...
TOPICAL. Disembarkation of King George V and Queen Mary, returning from India.
"The 'Medina' arrives Portsmouth - Their Majesties disembarking". Shot of Royal Party descending gangway. The crowds, Royal Marine band, ...
INTEREST: Scenes in Bombay and Calcutta.
"The Botanical Gardens of Bombay"(5). MS park gardens. A European man in the foreground photographs an approaching elephant with several passengers on its back (23). "The Jain Temple and gardens of ...