Short Documentary Movies
- 1918
A Summer Day in Skagway
A Summer Day in Skagway01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.
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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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- 1916
Going Some in San Francisco
Going Some in San Francisco01916HD
Released on the 20th of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Melbourne, the Magnificent
Melbourne, the Magnificent01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 21st, 1918.
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- 1922
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River01922HD
Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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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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- 1918
The Philippino National Guard
The Philippino National Guard01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.
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- 1970
Regina to the Rockies
Regina to the Rockies01970HD
Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...
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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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- 1918
The Tonga Isles
The Tonga Isles01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 14th, 1918.
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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
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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- 1916
The Real Bohemia
The Real Bohemia01916HD
Released on the 24th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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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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- 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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- 1897
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc01897HD
1897, directed by Georges Melies.
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- 1916
Going to Halifax
Going to Halifax01916HD
Travelogue released on December 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1929
Snowdrift
Snowdrift01929HD
A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...
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- 1916
Summer Days Near San Diego, California
Summer Days Near San Diego, California01916HD
Released on the sixth of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
A Day with a West Point Cadet
A Day with a West Point Cadet01916HD
For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...
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