Amateur film of the 7th Gurkha Rifles on the Kojak Pass and Afghan Frontier near Chaman, officers and wives competing in the point-to-point meeting at Quetta, pipes and drums and bandsmen outside the Gurkha Mess at Quetta, Company Training Camp on ...

The film begins with close-ups of individuals accompanying the Thaws on their trip. "Tom" "Major Anderson" "Bakari - Head Man" "Fahaji - Gunbearer" "Salim - Gunbearer" "Transafrica Safari presents BLACK MAJESTY Recorded by RCA ...

Home movie of HMS Capetown on the China Station, featuring a spring cruise to Shanghai, Wei-Hai-Wei and Amoy, 1937.

The film begins at Shanghai, where there are shots of the harbour, boats ...

Home movie of HMS Capetown on the China Station with scenes at Hong Kong and a train journey north, about June 1937.

The film begins with a naval diver going into the sea. There are then ...

Home movie of HMS Capetown on the China Station, featuring a refit at Hong Kong and a mountain climbing expedition on Tai-Mo-Shan in the New Territories, July 1937.

The film begins with a ...

Home movie of the Capetown Incident on the Yangtse, October 1937, when two-thirds of the ship's company were evacuated by train from Hankow to Hong Kong.

The film begins with scenes of ...

Part 1: Victoria Falls: The journey to the Falls, and shots of the Falls.

Part 2: Victoria Falls to Durban: More shots of the Falls; shots of animals; the plane trip; shots of woman being carried off a ship.

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Mrs Lang Brown at Jekko: at her parents' home featuring her as a child of 3-4yrs with children of similar age and friends in a domestic environment. Family interaction with local population and scenes of everyday life. Also scenes ...

Mrs Lang Brown is shown as a very small child (3 yrs old ) preparing for bed

Production / Donor Details: The films in the Morrison Collection were shot by William Graham Morrison, who went to Nigeria in 1931 as a civil ...

Several traditional Chinese funerals: of woman from a wealthy family; of someone from a poorer family; of a nurse; of a coolie; of a gentleman. Also shows the Chinese cemetary at Pokfulum.