British Raj Movies

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.