Short Documentary Movies
- 1916
Old and New Manila
Old and New Manila01916HD
Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1903
Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps
Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps01903HD
A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...
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- 1919
Making Sombreros in Manila
Making Sombreros in Manila01919HD
Released on March 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Taihoku, Metropolis of Formosa
Taihoku, Metropolis of Formosa01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 28th, 1919.
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- 1900
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent01900HD
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...
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- 1904
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer01904HD
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...
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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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- 1916
Summer Days Near San Diego, California
Summer Days Near San Diego, California01916HD
Released on the sixth of March, 1916. 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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- 1917
In Surabaya, the 'Busy Burg' of Java
In Surabaya, the 'Busy Burg' of Java01917HD
Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial...
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- 1915
Scaling the Jungfrau
Scaling the Jungfrau01915HD
A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...
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- 1929
Southern Peaks
Southern Peaks01929HD
Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...
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- 1916
Felling Big Trees in California
Felling Big Trees in California01916HD
Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1927
Mountaineering in Lakeland
Mountaineering in Lakeland01927HD
A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...
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- 1903
Street Scene in Berne
Street Scene in Berne01903HD
The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.
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- 1920
The Snowbound Pyrenees
The Snowbound Pyrenees01920HD
Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
Batavia, the Javanese Capital
Batavia, the Javanese Capital01917HD
In this trip Burton Holmes takes your patrons to Java, the richest island of the Dutch East Indies, and Batavia, its capital city, one of the most...
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- 1902
Toboggan Shuffles Race
Toboggan Shuffles Race01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1942
Ski Safety
Ski Safety01942HD
An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...
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- 1929
Sebastopol
Sebastopol01929HD
A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...
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