Early 20th Century Movies

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 20th, 1919.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

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...

In this Paramount-Burton Holmes Travelogue are seen the beautiful and the unusual things that are to be found in the Bahama Islands. The points of...

Travelogue released on the 29th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 1st, 1919.

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

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

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...

Released on the 8th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

"This noted place is due to rank high in history as the proving grounds of America's pluck. Every American man, woman and child should see this."...

Travelogue released on the 6th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 18th, 1919.

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...