
01 May 1925

Calcutta Topical No. 2
The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.
01 May 1925
The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
Wisconsin has a remarkable heritage with trains, and is looking at an even more promising future. However this future is now in jeopardy as larger modern trains continue running over an aged rail system that was never designed for this type of weight. The result, a dramatic decrease in speed and increase in derailments costing the railroad thousands of dollars every year! Wisconsin & Southern Railroad has developed a multi-year rail upgrade plan. This plan will replace the aged rail network with new heavier track capable of handling the growing demands of Wisconsin's rail future.
05 Jan 1912
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
28 Feb 1921
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
01 Aug 1933
Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.
01 Mar 1909
The timber trade calls on animal help.
01 Jun 1917
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
01 Aug 1922
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
31 Jan 1963
A jetliner spans the miles, sheering through clouds to open sky and scenic vistas of the provinces below. Glimpses of town and country, of people of many ethnic origins, of a resourceful and industrious nation - impressions it would take days and weeks to gather at first hand - are brought to you in this vivid 1800-kilometer panorama.
29 Dec 1902
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
07 Jan 1903
Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
01 Jan 1968
A Day in TOKYO in 1968, Nostalgic bygone era. Planned by Japan National Tourism Organization. Produced by Koga Production. This film was produced to explain Tokyo for foreign tourists.
01 Jan 1979
From dawn till dusk in the bohemian heart of London’s West End. This 1979 portrait of the people and places of Soho catches the neighbourhood towards the end of an era. There's some great footage inside an Italian delicatessen and of assorted street characters. It's a fascinating glimpse into this walled garden of cosmopolitan life on the cusp of the gentrification and commercial interests that have since broken its borders.
11 Mar 2021
Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.
10 Jan 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
10 Jan 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
01 Feb 1928
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.
01 May 1946
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.
01 Feb 1934
A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.
01 Dec 1922
The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.