Short Documentary Movies

Released on the 10th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...

The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...

Released on the first of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 14th, 1918.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.

The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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...

Nice looking Travelogue takes us to the Northeast corner of Wyoming as we visit Yellowstone National Park.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

"Taken from the Swiss side of the St. Bernard Pass, 9,000 feet above the level of the sea, giving a magnificent view of the far-famed Hospice, which...

A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on December 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Departure of the steamer from Interlaken, and giving throughout its entire length, a film picture of exceptional beauty. The stereoscopic effect is...