Shot in Gilgit on the River Indus, in the mountainous area of what is now northern Pakistan. Gymkhana/Pony Race meeting. Potter at his wheel. Visit by RAF biplanes to mountain airstrip . European spectators. Promenade deck of Ocean ...
Shot in Gilgit on the River Indus, in the mountainous area of what is now northern Pakistan.Suspension bridges across deep mountain gorges. Horse riding expeditions in the snow mountains. Tribal gathering with folk dancing.; warrior ...
Shot in Gilgit on the River Indus, in the mountainous area of what is now northern Pakistan. People of Tented settlement in Alpine valley. Moutain men (Tibetains ?) in long coats and daggers posing for photographs and eating. Pack ...
Gold Coast: "The Residency Grounds, Kumasi." The ornamental park grounds of the Official Residency at Kumasi with its tall trees and lawns. The Mansion house and its gardens. The small group of soldiers of the Official Guard on duty ...
Atlantic Coast with township fronting beach. Facade of Dutch colonial 18th Century town house of three stories being visited by mixed party of British colonials. Inscription tablet in Dutch on wall of house shown in close up and ...
Meeting of the tribes. Some African attendees dressed in European clothes. Tribal chiefs with their ceremonial umbrellas. Children are carried on the heads of their fathers. Tribal images, small statues of Gods are shown and inspected ...
British colonial officer with bus / lorry vehicle onto which local workmen get. Market at jungle village. Communal cooking fires in the communal area long narrow jungle village. British colonial policeman wearing black armband. ...
Gold Coast. The bride, Miss Scanlan dressed in her white wedding outfit and carrying bridal bouquet poses for formal pictures on balcony of house before posing again at the entrance to the Residency where she is saluted by one of the ...
Sports Day. Tamale? Football field with crowds of African spectators on the touchline. Small boys play the game, which requires them to eat an apple suspended from a string without using their hands or arms. Continuous procession of ...
Gold Coast. Lodge holiday retreat deep in hilly country overlooking lake. Young British lady poses in front of Official car, which has Union Jack flying from its bonnet. British official demonstrates the use of Reflex camera to ...
Gold Coast. The grounds of Official Residence. Sentry Box at the main entrance with 3 African sentries standing side by side armed with rifles which are at the slope. Tour of the very extensive gardens and grounds concentrating on the ...
Gold Coast British lady dressed in straw summer hat, white belt, and divided skirt demonstrates her tennis shots for the camera on deserted tennis court in the grounds of Residency? An African woman with her child in her arms meets ...
Inauguration of Ashantehene.
See Jackon Collection 1 - fireworks and crowds pushing forward to meet Ashantehene but very underexposed.
Production / Donor Details: Donor's grandfather, Sir Francis Walter F Jackson was ...
Gold Coast. Northern Territories Cattle fair on flat open ground on outskirts of village. British colonial officer in Auctioneer's hutch with roof undertakes Auction before crowd of local people. Other British colonial officers on ...
Gold Coast. Northern Territories. Inter Title "Mbofraturo. Bread making." On a large table in the courtyard outside back door of house 3 young girls (2 of whom are African, the third is light skinned and looks European) make bread. ...
Gold Coast. Kumasi Saw mill: chipping machinery with wheels and pulleys in full action and being fed by workmen. Two British supervising are glimpsed out side the building. Workmen at Cement mixing plant on building construction site ...
Northern Territories Gold Coast. This is dark and rather indistinct footage apart from the final sequence. Group of local girls bathing at waterside of riverbank. Girls dancing. General scenes of village people. British brick out ...
New high level road bridge. English lady unpacks her picnic. Busy road with petrol filling station. Carts drawn by heavy oxen. Wells being worked by oxen. Sringer town with its river and river traffic. Kashmir Lakes and pony ...
Military biplanes in flight.
Production / Donor Details: Collection of films shot by Air Commodore Leonard de Ville Chisman DFC CBE (1899-1974) between 1930s and 1950s. Locations include India, Burma, Hong Kong and Malaya ...
Water polo match in crowded open air lido.
RAF servicemen taking part in football match in winter at altitude in front of beer-drinking spectators.
Production / Donor Details: Collection of films shot by Air ...
Voyage on cargo ship along coast of Burma and Malaya to Singapore. Stops
in the cities of Rangoom (Docks, Buddhist Temples, City centre and Zoo) and Kuala Lumpur. Visits to the interior. Holiday hotels.Rubber Plantation ...
Public buildings of Lutyens New Delhi. Street scenes in Old Delhi. Street stalls and pottery shop. Street Dancers. Brtish military officer's residence. Visiting peddlers witih their wares. Visiting musicians. Close study of the ...
Railway journney. Busy station scenes. Buildings of Lutyens, New Delhi.
Indian horse show display. The waters off Bombay docks with sailing dhows. RAF launch with crew and naval ships at anchor. Sunderland Flying boat of ...
Passenger life on board ocean liner. Ships wrecked by typhoon? Biplanes making passes at ocean liner. Bombay busy city traffic scenes. 'The Gateway to India'. 'The Taj Mahal Hotel'. Street cavalcade of a Royal Visit?
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