Travancore Game Reserve, Bombay, and Bakers Estate, Komeron, Cochin.

The St. Joseph's Collection consists of 79 reels donated to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum by the Mill Hill Missionary Society. Missionary films held in the collection contain footage of numerous ...

Everyday life for members of 99 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF at Ambala, India, June-September 1919.

(Reel 1) The troopship SS Barpeta brings a fresh contingent for the squadron into Karachi harbour. The men ...

Semi-contemporary material of the first British forces in France and the creation of the massed armies in Britain at the start of the First World War, 1914-1916.

Arrival of the Indian Corps in Marseilles in September ...

Arrival of the editors of leading Indian newspapers, on a goodwill tour run by the Ministry of Information, at their London hotel, 11th October 1918.

The party of five, with a guide, leave the front of the Hyde Park ...

A history of the Great War, focussing on troops from the Empire.

An opening title outlines the scenes depicted within the film - 'Canadians to Salisbury Plain, England. Indians to Marseilles, France. New Zealanders ...

Horse racing in Calcutta.

Lord Chelmsford presenting colours to the 5th Calcutta battalion.

ACTUALITY. The arrival in Calcutta of a Handley Page aircraft after the flight from England.

Main title (7). "The arrival in Calcutta of the Handley Page biplane" (13). LS of the biplane in flight (30). The biplane lands and taxies to a ...

Units of the former Indian Corps, just after its disbandment, in rear areas before their departure from France, November and December 1915.

The officers' ...

"OUR TROOPS IN INDIA: PARADE OF THE BOMBAY LIGHT HORSE". A column of cavalry march across a field in long lines abreast (30).

"BATTLE OF FLOWERS: CARNIVAL HELD AT BORGHESE, ITALY". Some gaily decorated horse-drawn ...

INTEREST. Travelogue principally around Delhi.

Main titles. (3) MS double gateway, in a perimeter wall, horse and ox traffic passing through. (8) CU of the head of one of the archways. (12) MCU train arriving at a station, a large ...

INTEREST. Various fruits in India.

No main title. Intertitle (2). LS of a boy shinning down a large tree outside a house with fruit from the areca tree. He is watched by a few men and a number of boys (16). A boy slides down an areca tree ...

Title card: "Vivaphone" Film. Title card: 'The Rollicking Rajah'. First verse and chorus of 'The Rolling Rajah'. The film set is a city street in Britain. White man dressed as an Indian rajah dances and sings centre screen, either side of ...

"FLAG WAVING: American women protest in favour of peace" (15). On the steps of a building a crowd of women stand waving American flags (20).

"KILTIES IN TRAINING" (26). Small children wave as soldiers of a Scottish regiment pass ...

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 ...

"Memorial serivce at St Paul's Cathedral to the Antarctic heroes. The arrival of the Lord Mayor of London and sheriffs." Arrival of the coaches. The Lord Mayor - Sir David Burnett - and other officials climb 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. 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 ...

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 ...

A record of the Preston Empire Day celebration of 22 May 1909.

A title introduces 'Preston Empire Day May 22nd 1909. Promoter of the Empire Day Movement Right Hon. The Earl of Meath K.P., P.C.'. Boys in sailor uniforms and girls in ...

INTEREST. Indian elephants bathing and working.

Sea breaking on rocky shoreline (17). Native handlers on Indian elephants emerging from a lake (49). A handler makes his elephant lie down in the water (73). An elephant carrying a piece ...

INTEREST. Working elephants in India.

Titles (1). Gap (4). MS three elephants walk along a beach past the camera. In the foreground, three boys squat in a group (? playing a game) (26). MS elephant with two riders walking into deep ...

INTERET. Travelogue. A Muslim festival in Delhi.

Main title (4). HAS of the city (5). Crowded street scenes during the festival (14). A street entertainer watched by the crowds (27). Further street entertainers (49). A procession of people ...

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 ...

INTEREST. An Indian baby is held in various positions on the knees of an Indian woman, while another pours several jugfuls of water over it. A man wearing a turban sits watching (92ft)

A street busy with pedestrians and animal-drawn carts is filmed from a static camera position. Many of the Indian men are naked to the waist, some carry loads, several men and women carry umbrellas against the sun. No Europeans are visible. To the left ...

INTEREST. Scenes of life and customs in Calcutta and Bombay.

A busy street in Calcutta filmed from the top of a moving ?tram, with horse traffic, pedestrians; another tram is visible some distance in front (39) Pan of the Eden Gardens and ...

No main title. A long procession of elephants slowly passes along a road lined with soldiers. Probably part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India in December 1905.