The Burton Holmes Film Archive:
Shown as Rescued, and in Transition to Eastman House

 

The Locked Storage Room, Opened for the First Time in Twenty Years

The Locked Storage Room, Opened for the First Time in Twenty Years

 

The Films on Shelves

The Films on Shelves

 

Discoverer Jason Turner, with the Films Brought Out for Examination

Discoverer Jason Turner, with the Films Brought Out for Examination

 

Film Archive, As Found on the Street

Film Archive, Ready to Be Picked Up By BHHC

 

Damaged Film Can

Damaged Film Can

 

Opening a Film Can

Opening a Film Can

 

Damaged Film: the Challenge

Damaged Film: the Challenge

 

Safe for the Moment

In Temporary Storage, Prior to Shipment to Eastman House

 

Photographs one through three, of the films as discovered, are © Jason Turner; all other photographs are © Bruce Nolte, Burton Holmes Historical Collection; All Rights Reserved; used here by permission. Contact BurtonHolmes.org or the Burton Holmes Historical Collection for other use.

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Contact information:

E-Mail: Burton Holmes Historical Collection

Original Press Release announcing the discovery.

A short history of Holmes's film work.

George Eastman House, the film museum now holding this archive.

A video window showing short selections from the rescued film (on the Taschen site, advertising Genoa Caldwell's new book).


Update history: This page created 30 October 2004. Latest revision 3 December 2006; updated with Jason Turner's photographs 23 February 2011.