1900s Movies

Rare documentary footage from around 1900 depicts the mood of life in Berlin at the turn of the century.

Excursion from the Catinaccio group, across the Alpe di Siusi, to the Sassolungo and to the Sella group. The Dolomites, less impressive in appearance...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev. H. J. Heard, Mr. E Burchell-Rodway from the...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the new Nazi government. Peter Aschenbrenner...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the...

1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

In the early 20th century, Helen Keller experienced a tumultuous time at Radcliffe College of Harvard University when her rapidly expanding worldview...

"During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...

The Untold Story of the Suffragists of Newfoundland (1999) is a docu-drama celebrating the thirty year struggle by the women of Newfoundland to win...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.