Short Documentary Movies
- 1924
Memories of the Alpine Republic
Memories of the Alpine Republic01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1929
Southern Peaks
Southern Peaks01929HD
Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...
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- 1901
Lunch on the Mountain
Lunch on the Mountain01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1902
Crossing a Snow Bridge
Crossing a Snow Bridge01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1903
Fun on a Grimmi Alp Goat Farm
Fun on a Grimmi Alp Goat Farm01903HD
"This shows the flock of goats being brought home -or rather following the shepherds home from the hillside Then the milking of the goats In the...
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- 1904
Piraeus, Gateway to Athens
Piraeus, Gateway to Athens01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1903
Market Day in Berne
Market Day in Berne01903HD
Tuesdays are days of great excitement in the quiet old town of Berne, when the whole population is bent on getting very much for very little.
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- 1918
A Trip to the Jenolan Caves of Australia
A Trip to the Jenolan Caves of Australia01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.
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- 1902
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1906
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers01906HD
Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...
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- 1920
The Snowbound Pyrenees
The Snowbound Pyrenees01920HD
Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
The Salt of Anping
The Salt of Anping01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.
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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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- 1904
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer01904HD
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...
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- 1916
Old and New Manila
Old and New Manila01916HD
Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Today in Samoa
Today in Samoa01918HD
Travelogue released on June 10th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
Beautiful Bavaria
Beautiful Bavaria01916HD
Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 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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- 1903
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway01903HD
The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.
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- 1924
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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