British Raj Filmes

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the...