Short Documentary Movies
- 1917
On the Great Glacier
On the Great Glacier01917HD
The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...
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- 1918
Rotorua: The Yellowstone of the Antipodes in New Zealand
Rotorua: The Yellowstone of the Antipodes in New Zealand01918HD
Travelogue released on the 8th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Fiji Does Its Bit
Fiji Does Its Bit01918HD
Released on October 20th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.
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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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- 1930
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera01930HD
A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...
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- 1916
In Modern Athens
In Modern Athens01916HD
Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1913
Up Mt. Blanc
Up Mt. Blanc01913HD
Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...
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- 1903
Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake
Gemmi Pass and Oeschinen Lake01903HD
Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...
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- 1919
In the Basque Country
In the Basque Country01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 30th, 1919.
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- 1917
In the High Sierras
In the High Sierras01917HD
Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Felsen, Firn und Gletscher
Felsen, Firn und Gletscher01919HD
A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...
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- 1907
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc101907HD
Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...
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- 1919
A Scenic Classic
A Scenic Classic01919HD
Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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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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- 1922
L'escalade de la Grande Arête
L'escalade de la Grande Arête01922HD
The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...
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- 1918
Down the Yukon
Down the Yukon01918HD
Released on April 1st, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Frocks and Frills of the Filipinos
Frocks and Frills of the Filipinos01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.
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- 1940
Ascent to the Bernina Massif
Ascent to the Bernina Massif01940HD
"An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...
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- 1919
From the Timber of the Piave
From the Timber of the Piave01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.
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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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