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The Inauguration of New Delhi
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1931Item number (ISN):63289Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM / MUSÉE DE LA GUERRE DU CANADAAccession:1987-0464Media:FilmPart:2 of 2Production date:1931Production company:Government of India Railway Department Central Publicity BureauDescription:Part one: Garden Party at the Viceroy's, Baron Irwin of Kirby, House. Viceroy meets Indian Army representations. Reception at Delhi Fort. A fair with a pageant of Indian transport including elephants, bears, donkeys, camels, carts, palanquins and horses. Gama, the Worlds strongest heavyweight wrestler. Royal Air Force display of air drop, armoured cars attack cavalry, RAF bombers destroy railway bridge. Part Two: His Excellency General Sir Philip Chetwode, Commander in Chief India, Viceroy Irwin, Guard of Honour, General Sir Arthur Currie, Dominion of Canada, Lt. Gen. Sir John Monash, Australia, H.W. Sampson, Union of South Africa and the New Zealand Representative present four columns from the Dominions on February 10th, 1931.Detailed holdings information: -
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