British Raj Movies

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

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

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

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

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

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.