Short Documentary Movies
- 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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- 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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- 1947
Jean des Bossons
Jean des Bossons101947HD
Jean des Bossons is a documentary-fiction which recounts the activities of a high mountain guide in 1947. Around Chamonix Mont-Blanc, the guide Jean...
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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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- 1905
The Devil's Bridge Torrents
The Devil's Bridge Torrents01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1906
Winter Sports: Ski Jumping at Grindelwald
Winter Sports: Ski Jumping at Grindelwald01906HD
This exciting and somewhat dangerous sport has attained a popularity at all the Swiss winter resorts that is really remarkable. The film depicts in a...
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- 1924
Jungle Belles of Borneo
Jungle Belles of Borneo01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1918
Sight of Suva
Sight of Suva01918HD
Travelogue released on the 6th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1905
Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol
Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol01905HD
Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.
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- 1904
Boating on the Nile
Boating on the Nile01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1916
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal01916HD
1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1905
Ice Breaker at Stockholm
Ice Breaker at Stockholm01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1924
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier01924HD
Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...
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- 1916
Our Middies at Annapolis and the U.S. Aviation School
Our Middies at Annapolis and the U.S. Aviation School01916HD
Released on the 28th of February, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1902
Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station
Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1942
The Ski Sled
The Ski Sled01942HD
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 Silken Cities of Suwa-ko
The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 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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- 1902
Merry Boys and Girls in Snowy Switzerland
Merry Boys and Girls in Snowy Switzerland01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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