James H. White Movies
- 1899
Three Acrobats
Three Acrobats4.51899HD
The Buffoons are artists in their line. They tumble in and out of trick doors, disappear and reappear in unexpected places in most unexpected ways....
- 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...
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 23.21899HD
Showing Central Park in the background.
- 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.
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees
Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees31899HD
Showing Committee of Arrangements visit to the Admiral on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia.
- 1898
The Fleet Steaming Up North River
The Fleet Steaming Up North River3.51898HD
On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron...
- 1896
A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarm71896HD
"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the...
- 1898
Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl
Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl21898HD
A farmer kisses a lean girl.
- 1900
Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk
Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk5.51900HD
An early short with a self-explanatory title.
- 1897
Chicken Thieves
Chicken Thieves3.251897HD
The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the nearby road. The main foreground is filled with tall grass...
- 1900
Charge of Boer Cavalry
Charge of Boer Cavalry3.3331900HD
In the distance is seen a number of grey objects rapidly approaching, which, upon drawing closer, are recognized as a company of Boer cavalry. As...
- 1898
Las Viga Canal, Mexico City
Las Viga Canal, Mexico City11898HD
Shows canal running through the suburban village of Santa Anita. Men and women pole their flat-bottom boats along, loaded down with garden produce.
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'2.81899HD
"Showing the gallant Admiral standing directly in front of the camera, life size, his head bare, graciously bidding his guests adieu. This was...
- 1899
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway4.71899HD
Taken from the front platform of a special train run backward over this celebrated S curve. Not only are the passing trains and crowded platforms of...
- 1917
Down the Old Potomac
Down the Old Potomac61917HD
This fascinating 12-minute documentary from Edison's Conquest Pictures features a man in a small boat being pulled (from a horse on shore) down the...
- 1897
Southern Pacific Overland Mail
Southern Pacific Overland Mail3.71897HD
Taken on the S.P. Railroad, near tunnel No. 9. The train comes rushing out of the tunnel and passes at full speed...
- 1900
Naval Sham Battle at Newport
Naval Sham Battle at Newport2.31900HD
Showing the attacking forces drawn up in line of battle. They immediately commence firing on the shore batteries. The batteries return the fire with...
- 1899
Pilot Boats in New York Harbor
Pilot Boats in New York Harbor2.81899HD
A close view of an eighty-footer, schooner rigged, trim as a private yacht, skimming over the waters of the harbor, near Robins' Reef, which...
- 1900
Champs Elysees
Champs Elysees41900HD
Near the main entrance. Hundreds of carriages and characteristic Parisian busses are passing.
- 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.