Archive / Films / Berridge Collection – Film 3

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B&W. 9:34min. Lahore, Amritsar, Jhelum, Punjab, India (Pakistan). 1934. Film made by P.S.A. Berridge. Lord Willingdon, Viceroy of India, visits Lahore; inspection of the Guard of Honour provided by a company of the North Western Railway Auxiliary Force under Colonel E.B. N. Taylor. Gold Cup Day at Lahore Races attended by Sir Herbert Emerson, Governor of Punjab (1933-38), and Lady Emerson. Autogyro flight over Lahore; aerial views of Government House, the NWR workshops of the Signal Department, the Mall, the Willingdon Hospital and the old city. Horse show at Lahore Cantonments: musical ride by the Royal Horse Artillery; Sir H. Emerson takes the salute. New Year’s Day Annual Proclamation Parade in Lahore cantonments. Eid prayers at Badhshahi Masjid, Lahore, on the occasion of Id Ul Fitr. Amritsar: Golden Temple and bazaar scenes. Jhelum: sawyers and dhobis at work. The Frontier Mail.

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