British Raj Movies

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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

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

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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