1900s Movies
- 1903
Lace Making at Muerren
Lace Making at Muerren01903HD
Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.
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- 1970
The Yoho Valley
The Yoho Valley01970HD
Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
The Klondike Today
The Klondike Today01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 13th, 1918.
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- 1927
Mountaineering in Lakeland
Mountaineering in Lakeland01927HD
A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...
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- 1917
In the High Sierras
In the High Sierras01917HD
Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Across France with Yankee Gas Hounds
Across France with Yankee Gas Hounds01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 18th, 1919.
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- 1903
The Wintry Alps
The Wintry Alps01903HD
Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...
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- 1903
Ski Jumping Competition
Ski Jumping Competition01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1919
From Cocoon to Kimona
From Cocoon to Kimona01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 25th, 1919.
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- 1919
Meyer from Berlin
Meyer from Berlin6.51919HD
Sally Meyer, a young Berliner, persuades his Doctor to convince his wife that he is ill, so that he is able to take a holiday in the Austrian Alps.
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- 1937
L'Aspra Meta
L'Aspra Meta01937HD
The ascent of the spectacular needle Guglia Rudatis (2.202 meters), in the Italian Dolomites by a group of rock climbers. A group of six men leave a...
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- 1903
Ski Racing Up and Down Hill
Ski Racing Up and Down Hill01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1931
In the Realm of the Goldenhorn
In the Realm of the Goldenhorn71931HD
A student, a railway worker and a peasant go on a trip to the Julian Alps and meet people on their way.
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- 1902
Panorama of the Range of the Alps
Panorama of the Range of the Alps01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1951
Kesäillan valssi
Kesäillan valssi71951HD
A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family...
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- 1918
Down South in New Zealand
Down South in New Zealand01918HD
Travelogue released on the 29th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
A Journey Through Java
A Journey Through Java01917HD
Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1927
An Alpinist’s Equipment
An Alpinist’s Equipment01927HD
Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...
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- 1902
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc01902HD
A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...
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- 1947
Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn71947HD
Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...
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