1900s Movies

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Miha invites his fiancée Minka to the dance, but he's tempted by another big desire of his - climbing. Frustrated Minka insists on the...

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...

The film shows training maneuvers by the 'Fiamme Verdi' (Green Flames) brigade, instructed by the mountaineering military school of Aosta. The...

Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 7th, 1919.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

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...

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...

Quebec stands 200 feet above the lower town, dominating the entire landscape. Along Duffern Terrace there runs the toboggan slide, which at night is...

Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar...

Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...

Released on October 20th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.