British Raj Movies

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

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

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 race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

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

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

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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