1903 Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A magnificent picture of this boat making a run and starting the water from a least a dozen nozzles at once...

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.

An elderly woman is determined to board an omnibus that does not want to stop for her.

Worker women carrying baskets.

An engaged couple, dressed in white, meet each other at a train station. When the train arrives, they board, and later they enjoy the sights from thei...

In spring, the Swiss herdsman collects his cattle and drives the herds up the mountains to higher pasture. Here is shown a quiet valley, with mountain...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Tuesdays are days of great excitement in the quiet old town of Berne, when the whole population is bent on getting very much for very little.

The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are accompanie...

A woman riding a train must contend with the unwelcome advances of a male passenger.

Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace of the time of the Middle Ages. The king who follows them orders the sorcerer to be chained and...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The best and most characteristic picture of the President ever made. The camera is close by so that every feature shows out sharp and distinct. The Pr...

Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the spee...