Calcutta Pageant
Calcutta Pageant
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Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
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![Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton]()
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton0/101925HDThe Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
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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 Pindi0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
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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 Delhi0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
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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 Bikaner0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
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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 Hyderabad0/101922HDThis official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.
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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
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Simla and Lahore
Simla and Lahore0/101933HDEvocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
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Indian Wildlife Park
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Mysore
Mysore0/101940HDTwo sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.
![Indian Scene of Procession]()
Indian Scene of Procession
Indian Scene of Procession0/101903HDStately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
![Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal]()
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal0/101947HDThis travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.
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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 Viceroy0/101917HDThe inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.
![Arrival of the Earl of Lytton at Calcutta]()
Arrival of the Earl of Lytton at Calcutta
Arrival of the Earl of Lytton at Calcutta10/101922HDLord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.
![Delhi - Jubilee]()
Delhi - Jubilee
Delhi - Jubilee0/101935HDAmateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.
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Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)0/101914HDGorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.
![Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour]()
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour0/101921HDThe Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
![Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi]()
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi0/101921HDThe future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
![Benares Chungking Ichang]()
Benares Chungking Ichang
Benares Chungking Ichang0/101916HDArresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.
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Old Barak
![Calcutta Pageant]()
Calcutta Pageant
Calcutta Pageant0/101912HDScenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
![Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton]()
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton0/101925HDThe Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
![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
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
![Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi]()
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi0/101922HDThe future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
