British Raj Movies

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

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

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

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

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