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1922
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 Bikaner1 1922 HD
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
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1933
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 Kishangarh1 1933 HD
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.
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1922
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 Pindi1 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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1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun1 1922 HD
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
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1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi1 1922 HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
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1925
Uti
Uti1 1925 HD
Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.
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1934
Aka and Daffla Dances
Aka and Daffla Dances1 1934 HD
A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.
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1921
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi1 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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1917
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy1 1917 HD
The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.
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1922
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial
Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial1 1922 HD
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
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1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad1 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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1912
Calcutta Pageant
Calcutta Pageant1 1912 HD
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
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1941
Kashmir
Kashmir1 1941 HD
An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
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1903
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy1 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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1925
Indian Wildlife Park
Indian Wildlife Park1 1925 HD
Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.
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1922
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 Shoot1 1922 HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
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1940
Mysore
Mysore1 1940 HD
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.
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1931
India - Hardwar
India - Hardwar1 1931 HD
Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.
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1940
Procession at Gangtok
Procession at Gangtok1 1940 HD
Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.
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1922
Montreal and India
Montreal and India1 1922 HD
The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.