Early 20th Century Movies

1917
Beautiful Banff
Beautiful Banff
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...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...
1921
Wildest Wales
Wildest Wales
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Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1923
The Grépon Traverse
The Grépon Traverse
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In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...
1927
The Giant of the Dolomites
The Giant of the Dolomites
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Expert mountain-guide Maciste lives in the Dolomites. He dotes on his young nephew Hans, the illegitimate son of his sister, who died of a broken...
1921
Mediterranean Scenes
Mediterranean Scenes
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Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1924
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
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1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1916
A Scotch-Irish Reel
A Scotch-Irish Reel
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Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1924
A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
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1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1913
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
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Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...
1908
The Tyrol: Native Customs in the Tyrolean Alps
The Tyrol: Native Customs in the Tyrolean Alps
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Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1921
A Romance of Wastdale
A Romance of Wastdale
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David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the...
1919
Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
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Huntley Film Archives film 1001785.
1946
Unusual Occupations L-5-4
Unusual Occupations L-5-4
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An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...
1931
Mountains on Fire
Mountains on Fire
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Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to...
1924
The Dizzy Land of William Tell
The Dizzy Land of William Tell
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1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1917
The Snows of Many Years
The Snows of Many Years
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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...
1924
The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery
The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery
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"The ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery", climbed by young guides in cycling pants: The brothers Armand Charlet and Georges Charlet, Arthur...
1927
The Great Leap
The Great Leap
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A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
1909
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
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1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1906
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
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Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...