1900s Movies

  • 1907
    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    101907HD

    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...

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc
  • 1909
    Ice Racing at St. Moritz

    Ice Racing at St. Moritz

    Ice Racing at St. Moritz

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Ice Racing at St. Moritz
  • 1905
    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    01905HD

    Including several views of main streets with traffic, market scenes, steam tramways in Marientheresiaustrasse.

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol
  • 1921
    In Old Granada

    In Old Granada

    In Old Granada

    01921HD

    A tour of Granada offers glimpses into the daily life of the 70,000 Granadans who once inhabited the city. Crossing the city from the Alhambra hill,...

    In Old Granada
  • 1912
    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    01912HD

    Man impersonates a female typist.

    Dranem sténo-dactyle
  • 1907
    Through a Burmese Jungle

    Through a Burmese Jungle

    Through a Burmese Jungle

    01907HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Through a Burmese Jungle
  • 1920
    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    01920HD

    Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Snowbound Pyrenees
  • 1904
    Tourists Riding Donkeys

    Tourists Riding Donkeys

    Tourists Riding Donkeys

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Tourists Riding Donkeys
  • 1924
    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
  • 1906
    Berlin to Rome

    Berlin to Rome

    Berlin to Rome

    01906HD

    1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Berlin to Rome
  • 1917
    In Vancouver and Victoria

    In Vancouver and Victoria

    In Vancouver and Victoria

    01917HD

    Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...

    In Vancouver and Victoria
  • 1970
    Dr. Cooks Arrival

    Dr. Cooks Arrival

    Dr. Cooks Arrival

    01970HD

    On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship ‘Hans Egede’. He received a hero’s welcome as...

    Dr. Cooks Arrival
  • 1903
    Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons

    Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons

    Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons

    01903HD

    1. Lake steamer leaving Lucerne. 2. Panorama of Lucerne Lake front. 3. The picturesque Village Weggis. 4. The oldest Chalet at Trieb. 5. Brunnen -...

    Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons
  • 1903
    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    01903HD

    The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.

    Jungfrau Electric Railway
  • 1937
    Karakoram

    Karakoram

    Karakoram

    9.51937HD

    Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

    Karakoram
  • 1919
    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    01919HD

    Huntley Film Archives film 1001785.

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
  • 1921
    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    01921HD

    The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
  • 1947
    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    101947HD

    "Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

    Flammes De Pierres
  • 1933
    White Majesty

    White Majesty

    White Majesty

    6.71933HD

    The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they...

    White Majesty
  • 2017
    The Magician

    The Magician

    The Magician

    02017HD

    A modern reimagining of the trick film, combining the love of spectacle, the artist's process and the dark state of today's politics.

    The Magician