Americas Movies

Examining theories about the discovery of America long before Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage by explorers from such places as China, Japan, Wales...

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

Released on July 30th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 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...

Released on July 6th, 1919.

Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 20th of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 23rd of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...

The negative affects from ingesting "The Spirit of Wine" are demonstrated here through experiments on the Students of Northwestern University Medical...

The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.