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

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

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

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

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

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

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

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

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

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.

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

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.