Short Documentary Movies
- 1937
Karakoram
Karakoram9.51937HD
Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...
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- 1931
Holidaying Among the Peaks
Holidaying Among the Peaks01931HD
Travelogue of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Sailing distance to Glacier National Park, Montana. Vimy Mountain overlooks National Parks on...
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- 1907
Motoring Over the Alps
Motoring Over the Alps01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1917
In Vancouver and Victoria
In Vancouver and Victoria01917HD
Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...
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- 1902
Ice Driving Race by Skaters
Ice Driving Race by Skaters01902HD
1902, 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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- 1924
The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine
The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine01924HD
Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...
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- 1934
The Game is Up
The Game is Up01934HD
Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...
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- 1905
Northern Ice Sports
Northern Ice Sports01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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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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- 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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- 1905
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit01905HD
A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...
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- 1923
Our Playground of the Pacific
Our Playground of the Pacific01923HD
1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1907
Railway Panorama: Damascus to Beirut
Railway Panorama: Damascus to Beirut01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1905
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1915
Climbing the Jungfrau
Climbing the Jungfrau01915HD
Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1902
Climber and Guides Camping Out
Climber and Guides Camping Out01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1940
Ascent of the Tooth
Ascent of the Tooth01940HD
An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...
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- 1906
Jerusalem the Holy City
Jerusalem the Holy City01906HD
1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1907
The Tyrol: Tyrolese Schuplatten Dance
The Tyrol: Tyrolese Schuplatten Dance01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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