Documental Movies
- 1903
Village Street, Meiringen
Village Street, Meiringen01903HD
A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...
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- 1916
In Modern Athens
In Modern Athens01916HD
Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1903
Driving Cattle in the Alps
Driving Cattle in the Alps01903HD
In spring, the Swiss herdsman collects his cattle and drives the herds up the mountains to higher pasture. Here is shown a quiet valley, with...
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- 1903
Herd of Goat at Grimsel
Herd of Goat at Grimsel01903HD
The goats of the Grimsel are almost as famous as the Hospice itself, and form a most attractive picture among the bleak and desolate surroundings.
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- 1930
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera01930HD
A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...
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- 1916
A Scotch-Irish Reel
A Scotch-Irish Reel01916HD
Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1904
Visit to Jerusalem
Visit to Jerusalem01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1919
Paris the Magnificent
Paris the Magnificent01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 7th, 1919.
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- 1921
Alexandria
Alexandria01921HD
Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1942
Ski Mountaineering
Ski Mountaineering01942HD
An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...
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- 1945
Jeunes Montagnards
Jeunes Montagnards01945HD
Jeunes Montagnards is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Aiguilles Du Diable. It was produced in 1945.
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- 1924
Jungle Belles of Borneo
Jungle Belles of Borneo01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1942
En Cordée
En Cordée01942HD
En cordée is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aiguillette D'argentière. It was directed by Jacques Berr in 1942 and...
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- 1900
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent01900HD
Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...
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- 1918
Rotorua: The Yellowstone of the Antipodes in New Zealand
Rotorua: The Yellowstone of the Antipodes in New Zealand01918HD
Travelogue released on the 8th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
Climbing the Austrian Alps
Climbing the Austrian Alps01916HD
Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1942
Piccoli Alpini
Piccoli Alpini01942HD
The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...
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- 1917
On the Great Glacier
On the Great Glacier01917HD
The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...
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- 1946
A Cragsman's Day
A Cragsman's Day01946HD
Rock climbing on the "Cobbler". Awarded first prize by Michael Powell in the 1948 Scottish Amateur Film Festival
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