Early 1900s Movies

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

A group of tourists, including five women, croos the Mauvais Pas, a rocky passage equipped with a railing, next to the Mer de Glace Glacier. One of...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1. Jaffa from the Sea. The Port of Jerusalem. 2. Through the Rocks and Surf. The Syrian boatmen shooting the narrows. 3. The Landing Stage. Showing...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The goats of the Grimsel are almost as famous as the Hospice itself, and form a most attractive picture among the bleak and desolate surroundings.

A scene of harvesting hay on the great winter playground. The group of busy reapers, with hand scythes, in the foreground, the Swiss maids who...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.