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1) 1911.0001 Exploring the Heights

This footage was compiled as part of a live presentation with accompanying narration given by Charles S. Houston in 2002. A few still images of mountains. A shot of a newspape...

2) 1723.0001 K2 1953 Lecture Film

K2 1953 Lecture Film contains footage that was used for a lecture given by Charles S. Houston related to an expedition to reach the summit of K2 that he led in 1953. Two shots ...

3) 1515.0071 Operation Everest

Operation Everest is a film documenting Dr. Charles S. Houston’s study of the same name conducted in 1946 for the United States Navy that used a pressure chamber to study the pr...

4) 1515.0070 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 70

Reel 70 contains footage that was used for Charles S. Houston’s series of talks, “Fifty Years of Going Higher,” which relates to a study on the effects of high altitude on human...

5) 1515.0069 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 69

Reel 69 contains footage that was used for Charles S. Houston’s series of talks, “Fifty Years of Going Higher,” which relates to a study on the effects of high altitude on human...

6) 1515.0068 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 68

Reel 68 contains footage that was used for Charles S. Houston’s series of talks, “Fifty Years of Going Higher,” which relates to a study on the effects of high altitude on human...

36) 1515.0067 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 67

Reel 67 contains footage that was used for Charles S. Houston’s series of talks, “Fifty Years of Going Higher,” which relates to a study on the effects of high altitude on human...

39) 1515.0066 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 66

Reel 66 contains footage that was used for Charles S. Houston’s series of talks, “Fifty Years of Going Higher,” which relates to a study on the effects of high altitude on human...

9) 1515.0057 - 1515.0065 Operation Everest II

"Operation Everest II" (3/4 in., CSH) NHF notes: per Jane Beal, a series of nine tapes, original footage is 3/4" videotape. Studies on the effects of high altitude on human phy...

10) 1515.0056 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 56

Footage of men collecting branches and logs in the snow and throwing the branches into a fire next to a log cabin. The footage includes shots of snow covered mountains in the d...

12) 1515.0055 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 55

Footage of a woman cooking at a stove while a young girl watches and man samples the meal. Donor Notes: "India: Peace Corps, 2 reels unlabeled"

4) 1515.0054 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 54

Footage of a woman and two boys exploring a fort, including one of the boys climbing a wall. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughlaqabad_Fort] Donor Notes: "India: Peace Corps Tu...

13) 1515.0053 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 53

A few shots of a young boy helping a man put steaks on a small grill as another boy and a woman watch. Footage of a few adults and children hitting balls with a bat in a parkin...

14) 1515.0052 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 52

Footage of men and women sitting at a long table with several microscopes. The men and women look at slides through their microscopes as men in lab coats walk around the table....

15) 1515.0051 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 51

Footage of men and women with notebooks in a room seated at desks and chairs. Donor Notes: "India: Peace Corps Doctor Training #3"

16) 1515.0050 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 50

Footage of a few men and women at desks and a baby in a crib in a very small room with a chalkboard. A few shots of seated men and women with notebooks in a small room. Donor ...

17) 1515.0049 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 49

A few shots of a small child asleep on a blanket in a field. A few shots of a makeshift tent with several children under it. Footage of children playing on tire swings and in ...

2) 1515.0047 The Mechanical Heart

The Mechanical Heart contains footage of a demonstration of an early artificial heart and contains lengthy title cards explaining what is being shown. Intertitle: “THE MECHANIC...

15) 1515.0046 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 46

A shot of clouds and water taken from a plane. Intertitle: “A glimpse of the mountains and the sea on the South Coast of Kyushu” A few shots of a garden pond and the surroundi...

20) 1515.0045 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 45

A few shots of men and women around a Christmas tree, including a young girl looking into a kaleidoscope. Footage of a man and a boy playing with toys, including a toy fort. A...

33) 1515.0044 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 44

Footage of people eating a meal at a dinner table, including shots of the centerpiece. A few shots of people socializing, drinking and eating around a small table. Footage of ...

6) 1515.0043 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 43

A shot of people loading a horse-drawn cart. Footage of ruins, including an amphitheater, with a shot of a cafe in between. A shot of an old building. Footage shot from a boa...

5) 1515.0042 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 42

A shot of three men holding large, dead game birds. A shot of workers and pack mules carrying large, wooden poles. Footage of ruins, including a few bridges and shots along th...

33) 1515.0041 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 41

Two shots of wreaths placed in front of a building. A shot of women carrying baskets on their back. A shot of a bridge. A shot of a statue. A few shots of a pond. Footage o...

35) 1515.0040 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 40

Two shots of a wooden structure on a bridge. A shot of children writing on paper outside. Footage of a pond with stones set in it forming a pathway across and people crossing ...

26) 1515.0039 K2 The Savage Mountain (Part 2)

K2 The Savage Mountain is a film produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) about the Third American Karakoram Expedition to K2 in 1953, sponsored by the American Alpin...

36) 1515.0038 K2 The Savage Mountain (Part 1)

K2 The Savage Mountain is a film produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) about the Third American Karakoram Expedition to K2 in 1953, sponsored by the American Alpin...

28) 1515.0037 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 37

Two shots of a bookshelf filled with books on mountain climbing. A hand takes down the book Five Miles High and opens it to a picture of K2. A few shots of maps. A few shots ...

29) 1515.0036 K2 The Savage Mountain

K2 The Savage Mountain is a film about a British expedition to K2 led by Chris Bonnington in 1978 which also includes a history of previous expeditions to date. Chris Bonningto...

30) 1515.0035 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 35

Footage of several men rowing a boat. Footage of a large procession down a hill. The footage for both of the previous scenes is reversed, i.e. people are clearly moving backwa...

34) 1515.0034 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 34

Footage of snow covered mountains shot from within an aircraft. A shot of a man wearing extreme weather gear exiting a tent and walking through the snow. A shot of a man carry...

31) 1515.0033 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 33

Footage of a campsite, including a man packing a backpack. Footage of men hiking through the snow, including a shot of a climber adjusting the metal spikes on his boot and a ma...

30) 1515.0032 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 32

A few shots of people climbing K2. A few shots of men digging ditches in the snow at a campsite. A shot of a porter crossing a rope bridge. A shot of a mountain. Porters res...

29) 1515.0031 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 31

Footage of Houston family members, including Charles S. Houston, exiting a house and posing for the camera, including a young girl trying to control a large dog and two men play...

14) 1515.0030 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 30

Reel 30 consists of footage shot in Nepal with intertitles throughout. A shot of a map of Nepal and the surrounding area followed by a few shots of Mt. Everest. Footage of men...

8) 1515.0025 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 25

Intertitle: “Bodnath and its Lama” A few shots of the Lama of Baudhanāth Stupa and the stupa itself. Intertitle: “Baláji and the Reincarnate Vishnu.” A few shots of a sculptu...

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