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1) 1515.0001 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 1

Delaware River. Footage of the river. Several shots of people in canoes, alone and in pairs. A group of rowers taking a break along the side of the river. Footage of a man i...

34) 1515.0002 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 2

Bash Bish Falls State Park in Mt. Washington, MA. Footage of a waterfall. A shot of two men in the surrounding rocks. Footage of a boy climbing up a fallen tree and over some...

2) 1515.0003 [Crillon Mountain footage] Reel 3

Footage of men loading their gear onto a train. Scenes of men on a boat. Shots of the mountain landscape from the water. Footage of men carrying a canoe across a rocky path b...

3) 1515.0004 [Crillon Mountain footage] Reel 4

Footage of three men hiking through the snow interspersed with shots of the surrounding mountains. Several men ski the slopes. A man sets a still camera and then rushes to joi...

1) 1515.0005 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 5

Footage of men and women diving off a higher and lower diving board into a pool of water. Several shots of people playing and swimming in the pool while others sit on the edge....

3) 1515.0006 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 6

Intertitle: “CAMP 2 “THE ELYSIAN FIELDS” ON THE MORAINE OF WEST FORAKER GLACIER.” Shots of snow covered mountain peaks. Men take in the view. One man takes a picture. Inter...

36) 1515.0007 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 7

Footage of people in small sailboats on Honnedaga Lake, NY. Shots of people on the dock along the lakefront. A shot of a sailboat. People on the docks. Two women exit a smal...

648) 1515.0013 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 13

A shot of a village with men around two cars. Footage of men hiking intercut with a shot of a village. A few shots of a village on the side of a mountain and its inhabitants i...

7) 1515.0014 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 14

A few shots of men climbing up the side of a mountain. Footage of men using rope to get themselves and their gear across a raging river. Men hiking and climbing, including a s...

17) 1515.0015 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 15

A few shots of a valley with a man hiking. Footage of men using rope to get themselves and their gear across a raging river. A few shots of men pulling gear up a sheer rock fa...

9) 1515.0016 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 16

Footage of men hiking and climbing. Footage of climbers and porters resting, cooking and setting up a tent at a campsite. Footage of men hiking and climbing, including a shot ...

35) 1515.0017 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 17

Reel 17 contains footage of the American Alpine Club’s 1938 Expedition to K2 with extensive intertitles and a few maps throughout. Intertitle: “The American Alpine Club Expedit...

4) 1515.0020 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 20

A shot of a man climbing a mountain. A shot of a man breaking down a structure made of sticks. A shot of a mountain. A shot of a man setting up a tent. A few shots of a woma...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

3) 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...

21) 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) 1515.0069 [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...

14) 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...

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 ...

17) 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...

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