1900s Movies

A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...

A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...

Travelogue released on October 30th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A student, a railway worker and a peasant go on a trip to the Julian Alps and meet people on their way.

The negative affects from ingesting "The Spirit of Wine" are demonstrated here through experiments on the Students of Northwestern University Medical...

Travelogue released on the 29th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Presented as a kind of docu-fiction, the film shows training maneuvers by the young mountaineers of the Scuola Centrale Militare di Alpinismo...

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on October 9th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 17th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 28th, 1919.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

The most picturesque spot of all Canada is, without doubt, Lake Louise. From Banff Mr. Holmes asks you to go with him through a scenic wonderland...

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on December 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.