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12) 1515.0019 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 19

Footage of a man and a woman skiing amidst snow covered trees. Footage of a man and two women having a picnic on the rocks by a lake. A few shots of the garden in front of a l...

13) 1515.0021 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 21

Footage of a large house and its grounds with a few shots of a man and woman posing in front of the house. A few shots of children playing outside on toy trucks and inside on a...

25) 1515.0023 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 23

A few shots taken from a plane of craters on the tops of mountains, including a few with lakes in them. A few shots of women doing laundry in stone basins. A shot of a fountai...

4) 1515.0024 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 24

Intertitle: “The Valley of Nepal 1950” A shot of a map of India and the region directly to the North, including Nepal. A shot of a local village. A few shots of the surroundi...

9) 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...

28) 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...

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...

8) 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...

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...

10) 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...

24) 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 ...

3) 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...

4) 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...

2) 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 ...

13) 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...

14) 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...

5) 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...

15) 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 ...

19) 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...

10) 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...

1) 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...

22) 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...

3) 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 ...

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