| A REMINDER OF EMPIRE Sir George Lloyd retires as Governor of India, he is replaced by Sir Leslie Nelson. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5252 |
| Catalog #: | 184528 | |
| Clip Number: | 184528-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1054 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:06 - 01:04:55 | |
| Location: | India | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: State FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Imperialism LOCATIONS/ASIA: India OCCUPATIONS: Politicians / Statesmen | |
| Description: | His work well done - Bombay crowds cheer retiring Governor Sir George Lloyd (late Governor of Australia) on departure for home and welcome his successor Sir Leslie Nelson. India. M/S of a crowd of Indian people looking over a wall beside a river. L/S of the wall, beneath men in white tropics uniforms and Indian soldiers wait by the water. High angle shot of Lloyd and wife on a stone staircase, they nod at the camera before boarding a boat. M/S of the party of soldiers and men in white uniforms saluting the boat. L/S of various battalions of soldiers on horseback riding down a crowd lined Bombay street. M/S of several dignitaries in an open carriage behind the soldiers, one man waves his hat - Nelson? High angled shot of a battalion of Sikh soldiers on horseback, they are followed by several carloads of dignitaries. High angled shot of the dignitaries boarding a river boat. M/S of British officers in tropics uniforms being filmed by a movie cameraman. M/S of the officers and their wives moving off screen. M/S of Nelson greeting Indian dignitaries - he shakes hands with several men in turbans. M/S of the new governor walking out of a marque, Indian soldiers salute him. M/S of a car drawing up outside a marquee covered in bunting and Union Jacks. Various shots of Indian dignitaries entering the marquee dressed in fine clothes. (traditional clothes) M/S of the new governor inspecting a troop of British soldiers. M/S of the battalion of Sikh soldiers. | |
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