1900s Movies

A film on mountain-climbing in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Glenn Exum, Virginia Garner, and Paul Petzoldt demonstrate mountaineering techniques...

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...

A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the...

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Produced by Olympic Productions, the film shows an adventurous band of climbers making their successful assault on the heights of Mount Bulyea in the...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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

Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on February 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.

Released in 1915.

In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month...

Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.