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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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  • 1922
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    Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial

    Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial

    1 1922 HD

    Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

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  • 1934
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    Aka and Daffla Dances

    Aka and Daffla Dances

    1 1934 HD

    A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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  • 1935
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    Delhi - Jubilee

    Delhi - Jubilee

    1 1935 HD

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

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot

    1 1922 HD

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

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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

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  • 1921
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi

    1 1921 HD

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

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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.

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  • 1925
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    Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton

    Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton

    1 1925 HD

    The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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  • 1947
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    Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal

    Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal

    1 1947 HD

    This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

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  • 1903
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    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

    1 1903 HD

    Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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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.

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  • 1931
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    India - Hardwar

    India - Hardwar

    1 1931 HD

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

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  • 1937
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    Life in Hunza

    Life in Hunza

    1 1937 HD

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

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  • 1902
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    Delhi Durbar

    Delhi Durbar

    1 1902 HD

    Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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  • 1914
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    Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

    Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

    1 1914 HD

    Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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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.

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