Alpine Series

The story

Alpine Series is a collection of scenes taken by Frank Ormiston-Smith in 1901 in the Alps. They were screened in different selections by the Warwich Trading Company. These scenes are, along with the scenes of a roped party in the Mer de Glace of the Lumière Brothers, the first alpine films in the history of cinema. The scenes include: Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn, Panorama of the snow peaks of the Jungfrau, Eagleswing panorama of the Mer de Glace, Crossing the Mer de Glace, Ascent of the Jungfrau, Ascending the Guggi Glacier, Climbing the Wetterhorn, Climbing the Jungfrau.

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