Short Doc Movies
- 1917
The Snows of Many Years
The Snows of Many Years21917HD
Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore 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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- 1918
The Philippino National Guard
The Philippino National Guard01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.
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- 1920
The Snowbound Pyrenees
The Snowbound Pyrenees01920HD
Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon01916HD
The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...
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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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- 1916
The Real Bohemia
The Real Bohemia01916HD
Released on the 24th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1922
L'arête de l'Argentine
L'arête de l'Argentine01922HD
The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...
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- 1929
Franz Josef Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier01929HD
An alternative version of the film 'Southern Peaks', shortened in this case to be included in an episode of the series 'Glimpses of New Zealand'....
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- 1932
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers01932HD
An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...
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- 1919
Lawmakers of the Philippines
Lawmakers of the Philippines01919HD
Released on October 26th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1902
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc01902HD
Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.
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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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- 1942
White Wall
White Wall01942HD
Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...
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- 1897
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc01897HD
1897, directed by Georges Melies.
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- 1917
Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos
Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos01917HD
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- 1929
Westland
Westland01929HD
Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier...
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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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- 1928
Way Up and Back
Way Up and Back01928HD
"During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...
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- 1919
The Salvation Army on the Job
The Salvation Army on the Job01919HD
"While The Salvation Army on the Job is listed in film databases without a full plot summary, it is closely associated with the 1919 short comedy A...
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