Burton Holmes

American traveler and filmmaker (1870–1958), founder of Burton Holmes Films, Inc.

Elias Burton Holmes was an American traveler, photographer and filmmaker credited with the invention of the "travelogue", though the term itself was apparently coined in 1898 by John Bowker. Travel stories, slide shows, and motion pictures were all in existence before Holmes began his career, as was the profession of travel lecturer; but Holmes was the first person to put all of these elements together into documentary travel lectures. He recorded the earliest known footage of Japan and Korea, in 1899.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 144 films (1905–1956) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 104 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1921	TOLEDO AND SEGOVIA. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1921	TORRID TAMPICO. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1921	UNDER CUBAN SKIES. (A Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel-Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1921	WATCHING THE WAYANGS. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1922	ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1922	AT THE DAMASCUS GATE OF OLD JERUSALEM. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1922	FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1922	LAKE MAGGIORE. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1922	STAMBOUL. (Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel Picture)	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	1 reel
1925	Paris From a Motor ▶	Burton Holmes	3:24		B&W	silent with added audio
1928	THE CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION ▶	Burton Holmes		16mm
1930s	CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION ▶	Burton Holmes
1932	BELGIUM - THE BEAUTIFUL ▶	Burton Holmes Lectures Inc.	10 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1932	Cairo to the pyramids.	Burton Holmes	3:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1933	[1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR AT NIGHT] ▶	Burton Holmes
1933	A CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION. FAITH BACON THE FAN DANCER OF HOLLYWOOD.	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)	1:20	16mm
1933	AMERICAN LEGION PARADE. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	AROUND THE FAIR WITH BURTON HOLMES. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	AROUND THE FAIR WITH BURTON HOLMES. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	BELGIAN VILLAGE. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	Century of progress exposition : exhibits of the World's Fair.	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)		16mm		silent
1933	DARKEST AFRICA. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	EVENTS OF THE WORLD'S FAIR. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	EXHIBITS OF THE FAIR.	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)		16mm
1933	EXHIBITS OF THE FAIR. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	INDIAN VILLAGE. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	LAMA TEMPLE.	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)	1:08	16mm
1933	LAMA TEMPLE; Gift of Vincent Bendix to Chicago. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	OPENING DAY CEREMONIES and THE QUEEN AND HER COURT. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	STREETS OF PARIS. (A Century of Progress Exposition)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	STREETS OF PARIS. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	THE ENCHANTED ISLAND. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	THE FAIR AT NIGHT. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	THE FAIR FROM THE AIR. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1933	THE WORLD A MILLION YEARS AGO. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel
1933	WINGS OF A CENTURY. (A Century of Progress)	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	1934 THE WORLD'S FAIR.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	1934 VILLAGES OF THE WORLD'S FAIR.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	1934 WORLD'S FAIR FROM THE AIR.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	1934 WORLD'S FAIR WINGS OF A CENTURY.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	THE 1934 WORLD'S FAIR AT NIGHT.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1934	THE 1934 WORLD'S FAIR BLACK FOREST.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1936	Alluring Bali.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	375	16mm	B&W	sound
1936	ETHIOPIA.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	8:00	16mm		sound
1936	Historic Rhineland	Burton Holmes Films
1936	Historic Rhineland.	Burton Holmes Films Inc.	1 reel	16mm	B&W	sound
1938	Baseball	Burton Holmes Films Inc.
1939	Ethiopia ▶	Burton Holmes Films	10:42	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	Automotive Service (1940) ▶	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)
1940	Automotive Service.	Burton Holmes Films (Chicago Ill.)	1 reel	16mm		sound