20th Century Movies

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

A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...

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

A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...

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

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 28th, 1919.

Travelogue released on June 10th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

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...

"A rock climbing traverse in the Gastlosen Massif. Arrival of the train to Saanenmöser, three men walk to reach the wall. Crossing the rock face...

Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...

Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 29th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

"A pioneering Norweigan climbing film. The filming was made in 1918 by film photographer Gunnar Nilsen Vik. The film begins with some pictures of Ola...

Travelogue released on December 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 31st of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.