Movies: British raj

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants....

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival....

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa....

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

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry....

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting....

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan....

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta....

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta....

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay....

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film....

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

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

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

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help....

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