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  • 1912
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    Delhi Durbar Dawns
    Delhi Durbar Dawns

    1 1912 HD

    Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner

    1 1922 HD

    The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi

    1 1922 HD

    The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi

    1 1922 HD

    The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

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  • 1925
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    Indian Wildlife Park
    Indian Wildlife Park

    1 1925 HD

    Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1947
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    Lahore - Refugees from India
    Lahore - Refugees from India

    1 1947 HD

    Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1917
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    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy
    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy

    1 1917 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1937
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    Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally
    Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally

    1 1937 HD

    Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1921
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    Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour
    Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour

    1 1921 HD

    The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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  • 1911
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    Delhi Durbar
    Delhi Durbar

    1 1911 HD

    A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King George V of the United Kingdom

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  • 1905
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    Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India
    Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India

    1 1905 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King George V of the United Kingdom

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  • 1940
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    Mysore
    Mysore

    1 1940 HD

    Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad

    1 1922 HD

    This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

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  • 1922
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    Montreal and India
    Montreal and India

    1 1922 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1928
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    Home Life
    Home Life

    1 1928 HD

    Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1947
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    Old Barak
    Old Barak

    1 1947 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1933
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    Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh
    Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh

    1 1933 HD

    Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1935
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    Delhi to the North West Frontier
    Delhi to the North West Frontier

    1 1935 HD

    Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1934
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    Devil Dancers of Sikkim
    Devil Dancers of Sikkim

    1 1934 HD

    Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1933
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    Simla and Lahore
    Simla and Lahore

    1 1933 HD

    Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

    Genre: Documentary

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