Short Documentary Movies
- 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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- 1917
With the Kandy Elephants
With the Kandy Elephants01917HD
Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1930
Through Mountain Gateways
Through Mountain Gateways01930HD
Travelogue of a trip that occurred over a two-week period. Includes scenic sequences of mountains and lakes such as: Spokane, Washington, Rockies,...
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- 1918
Scrambles in the High Alps
Scrambles in the High Alps01918HD
Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.
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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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- 1916
The Fighting Forest Rangers in Arizona
The Fighting Forest Rangers in Arizona01916HD
The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...
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- 1923
Wonder Spa of the Alps
Wonder Spa of the Alps01923HD
1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1942
Ski Safety
Ski Safety01942HD
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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- 1919
The Doughnut That Did It
The Doughnut That Did It01919HD
Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
Canning Time in California
Canning Time in California01917HD
Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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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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- 1916
Down the Danube to Vienna
Down the Danube to Vienna01916HD
Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...
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- 1917
In the Bahamas
In the Bahamas01917HD
In this Paramount-Burton Holmes Travelogue are seen the beautiful and the unusual things that are to be found in the Bahama Islands. The points of...
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- 1929
Sebastopol
Sebastopol01929HD
A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...
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- 1907
Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost
Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost01907HD
Opening with sledge loads of holiday makers leaving the hotel shown afterwards careering along the roadway through beautiful winter landscape....
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- 1929
River of Ice
River of Ice01929HD
A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...
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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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- 1916
In Innsbruck, Capital of the Austrian Tyrol
In Innsbruck, Capital of the Austrian Tyrol01916HD
Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
From the Timber of the Piave
From the Timber of the Piave01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.
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- 1924
Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital
Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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