MTR.2011.2 Mountaineers Film Collection, Dwight Watson Films

MTR.2011.2 Mountaineers Film Collection, Dwight Watson Films

For Dwight Watson's notes on his movies, see MTR.2009.3 Dwight Watson Shoeboxes (Shoebox A, Folder A).
For notes and video clips, click the entry in the Title column, below.

Title

Date

Format

Length

Video Transfer

Archive Location

Comments

Title

Date

Format

Length

Video Transfer

Archive Location

Comments

Northwest Mountain Skiing, B.C.

1938

16mm, B&W, silent

10 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Skiing on Mt St Helens, Glacier Peak, and Eldorado Peak.

Mt Baker Ski Traverse

May 1939

16mm, B&W, silent

25 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

First summit ski traverse of Mt Baker, plus scenes around the Mt Baker ski area.

Skiing in the Olympic Mountains

June 1939

16mm, B&W, silent

7 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Skiing in the northern Olympics, above Olympic Hot Springs.

Mt Rainier Ski Attempt and Up-Ski

June 1939

16mm, B&W, silent

14 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Attempted ski ascent of Mt Rainier, plus trick photography.

South Cascade Glacier

July 1939

16mm, color, silent

5 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Ralph Eskenazi explores the South Cascade Glacier in the North Cascades.

Mt Shuksan Climb

August 1939

16mm, color, silent

18 min.

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Otto Trott, Andy Hennig, Sigurd Hall, Fred and Helmy Beckey, John James, Joe McGowan, and Dwight Watson climb Mount Shuksan.

Dwight Watson 16mm Movie Extras

1920s-30s

16mm, B&W, silent

1-2 minutes

2001, DigiBeta

UW Special Collections

Clips from "The White Art" by Arnold Fanck and "Crags and Crevasses," a Kodak Cinegraph.

Dwight Watson 8mm Movies

1940s

8mm, color, silent

About 6 hours

2001, DVCam

UW Special Collections

Skiing, mountaineering, nature, glory of water.