James H. White Movies
- 1898
Launching, No. 2
Launching, No. 22.21898HD
This twenty-five second film is from Edison's "Southern Pacific Company" series. What we see is a Japanese ship as it is floating into a harbor in...
- 1900
Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'
Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'41900HD
This picture opens with the young cadets climbing the rigging and going through the sail drill on board the famous historic ship "Constellation."...
- 1899
Skirmish of Rough Riders
Skirmish of Rough Riders2.41899HD
Shielded by a thick bit of timber at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men, awaiting the order to advance...
- 1900
Why Jones Discharged His Clerks
Why Jones Discharged His Clerks41900HD
Two delinquent clerks are seated in a broker's office engaged in a game of cards. The boss suddenly appears walking through the corridor. The cards...
- 1898
Going Through the Tunnel
Going Through the Tunnel4.81898HD
"On the way to San[ta] Monica, Cal., the train approaches, runs through and emerges from a tunnel. Train passes in opposite direction. Camera is at...
- 1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad4.11897HD
Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...
- 1897
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche4.8751897HD
“By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy. Bathers in all stages of...
- 1898
Freight Train
Freight Train4.31898HD
Another entry in Edison's "Southern Pacific Company Series", which pretty much had cameramen hanging around the train line just shooting anything...
- 1896
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist4.11896HD
Artist draws Thomas Edison.
- 1897
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.3.1431897HD
The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy sidewalk, a police officer holds the left arm and a suited...
- 1898
Wash Day in Mexico
Wash Day in Mexico3.61898HD
In front of each bare headed woman is a flat rock, used as a wash board. Stream of water near by.
- 1910
The Police Force of New York City
The Police Force of New York City61910HD
New York City police catch thieves and stop runaway horses.
- 1896
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island71896HD
A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.
- 1898
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 23.31898HD
Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.
- 1896
American Falls from Above, American Side
American Falls from Above, American Side41896HD
The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.
- 1896
Going to the Fire
Going to the Fire3.91896HD
A crowd watches the Newark Fire Department respond to a call.
- 1897
Husking Bee
Husking Bee31897HD
Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...
- 1897
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards4.31897HD
"Shows a large flock of sheep being driven from the cars to the slaughter house."
- 1898
Cattle Leaving the Corral
Cattle Leaving the Corral31898HD
An active outdoor film with cattle being driven from an outdoor corral by mounted cowboys.
- 1900
Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk
Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk5.51900HD
An early short with a self-explanatory title.