TECHNOLOGY: Chair lifts used in Alps for first time (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Moving-’chairs’ up snow-slopes are well-patronized as season opens. Full Description: SWITZERLAND: Chamonix: EXT Long view of mountain railway on wire. Cu. of skiers looking out of side of coach. Shot from coach of snow covered trees. Shot of railway coach on wire overhead. Shot from overhead railway of skiers waving. Shot from coach party of skiers below. Semi view of skiers at top of Mountain out of coach. Semi view of boy being hooked on wire pulley. Gen. view of skiers being pulled uphill by cable & hooks. Cu. side view of drum pulling cable working. Cu. back view hooking man on. Long view towards and pan. of skier being pulled uphill Shot of drum revolving at top of hill. Front view of skier at top of hill being unhooked. Side view skiers line up to ski. Cu. fixing skiboot. Gen. view of skiers towards down slope. Cu. of