British Raj Filmes

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.