Northern Hemisphere Movies

  • 1919
    The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko

    The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko

    The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.

    The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko
  • 1937
    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps

    01937HD

    A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

    Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps
  • 1942
    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    Ski Safety

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Safety
  • 1945
    Ice Climbing

    Ice Climbing

    Ice Climbing

    01945HD

    Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

    Ice Climbing
  • 1947
    Jean des Bossons

    Jean des Bossons

    Jean des Bossons

    101947HD

    Jean des Bossons is a documentary-fiction which recounts the activities of a high mountain guide in 1947. Around Chamonix Mont-Blanc, the guide Jean...

    Jean des Bossons
  • 1927
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01927HD

    Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

    A la conquête des cimes
  • 1917
    In Old India

    In Old India

    In Old India

    01917HD

    From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

    In Old India
  • 1970
    Regina to the Rockies

    Regina to the Rockies

    Regina to the Rockies

    01970HD

    Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...

    Regina to the Rockies
  • 1916
    The Real Streets of Cairo

    The Real Streets of Cairo

    The Real Streets of Cairo

    01916HD

    Travelogue released on November 27th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Real Streets of Cairo
  • 1928
    Way Up and Back

    Way Up and Back

    Way Up and Back

    01928HD

    "During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...

    Way Up and Back
  • 1920
    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    The Snowbound Pyrenees

    01920HD

    Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Snowbound Pyrenees
  • 1918
    On the Beach at Waikiki

    On the Beach at Waikiki

    On the Beach at Waikiki

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 27th, 1918.

    On the Beach at Waikiki
  • 1924
    Winter in the Engadine

    Winter in the Engadine

    Winter in the Engadine

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Winter in the Engadine
  • 1916
    The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon

    01916HD

    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...

    The Grand Canyon
  • 1917
    Montreal, Old and New

    Montreal, Old and New

    Montreal, Old and New

    01917HD

    Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Montreal, Old and New
  • 1917
    Fruitful Florida

    Fruitful Florida

    Fruitful Florida

    01917HD

    "We have only one really tropic state in the good old U.S.A., and that is Florida, and so, just returning from the tropics of the Far East, Mr....

    Fruitful Florida
  • 1917
    How California Harvests Wheat

    How California Harvests Wheat

    How California Harvests Wheat

    01917HD

    Tractor Harvesters at work in the San Joaquin Valley. A visit to Hopi House at the Grand Canyon.

    How California Harvests Wheat
  • 1924
    Sur les glaciers bleus

    Sur les glaciers bleus

    Sur les glaciers bleus

    01924HD

    A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...

    Sur les glaciers bleus
  • 1932
    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

    01932HD

    A film by Richard 'Dick' Leonard produced by the American Alpine Club about mountaineering in Sierra Nevada (California). Richard Manning Leonard was...

    Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
  • 1916
    Hiking with the Ikorrotes

    Hiking with the Ikorrotes

    Hiking with the Ikorrotes

    01916HD

    Released on the 8th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Hiking with the Ikorrotes