1900s Movies

  • 1924
    Les Charmoz

    Les Charmoz

    Les Charmoz

    01924HD

    Les Charmoz is a documentary about mountaineering that takes place on Aiguille Des Grands Charmoz. Produced in 1924.

    Les Charmoz
  • 1900
    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent

    01900HD

    Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

    Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
  • 1970
    The Yoho Valley

    The Yoho Valley

    The Yoho Valley

    01970HD

    Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Yoho Valley
  • 1942
    Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne

    Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne

    Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne

    01942HD

    In an alpine ascent with two customers, a mountain guide hears a distress call from another roped party. After guiding the couple he accompanies to...

    Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne
  • 1930
    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera

    01930HD

    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...

    To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
  • 1916
    Going to Halifax

    Going to Halifax

    Going to Halifax

    01916HD

    Travelogue released on December 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Going to Halifax
  • 1918
    Methodized Cannibals

    Methodized Cannibals

    Methodized Cannibals

    01918HD

    Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Methodized Cannibals
  • 1917
    On the Great Glacier

    On the Great Glacier

    On the Great Glacier

    01917HD

    The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...

    On the Great Glacier
  • 1919
    In the Basque Country

    In the Basque Country

    In the Basque Country

    01919HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 30th, 1919.

    In the Basque Country
  • 1921
    Across the Grand Canyon

    Across the Grand Canyon

    Across the Grand Canyon

    01921HD

    1921, written & produced by Burton Holmes.

    Across the Grand Canyon
  • 1918
    Yesterdays in Samoa

    Yesterdays in Samoa

    Yesterdays in Samoa

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on the 17th of June, 1918.

    Yesterdays in Samoa
  • 1917
    From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence

    From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence

    From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence

    01917HD

    Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence
  • 1904
    Winter Fairlyand: The Alps

    Winter Fairlyand: The Alps

    Winter Fairlyand: The Alps

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Winter Fairlyand: The Alps
  • 1934
    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    The Game is Up

    01934HD

    Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

    The Game is Up
  • 1932
    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers

    01932HD

    An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

    An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
  • 1922
    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    01922HD

    The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...

    L'arête de l'Argentine
  • 1940
    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif

    01940HD

    "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...

    Ascent to the Bernina Massif
  • 1903
    Schwyz Castle

    Schwyz Castle

    Schwyz Castle

    01903HD

    1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Schwyz Castle
  • 1929
    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

    01929HD

    A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...

    Snowdrift
  • 1917
    Montreal, Old and New

    Montreal, Old and New

    Montreal, Old and New

    01917HD

    Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Montreal, Old and New