James H. White Movies
- 1896
Herald Square
Herald Square41896HD
Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...
- 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
S.S. 'Queen' Loading
S.S. 'Queen' Loading2.81897HD
Shows the S.S. "Queen" at Seattle with an immense crowd of miners crowding the decks of the boat and the docks, carrying aboard baggage, implements,...
- 1897
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche4.5711897HD
“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...
- 1897
Buffalo Police on Parade
Buffalo Police on Parade4.21897HD
A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, with military band.
- 1897
Sutro Baths, No. 1
Sutro Baths, No. 141897HD
One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions...
- 1898
Parade of Chinese
Parade of Chinese3.21898HD
"Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners,...
- 1900
New Black Diamond Express
New Black Diamond Express4.4291900HD
A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they...
- 1899
Capture of Trenches at Candaba
Capture of Trenches at Candaba2.81899HD
The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch...
- 1897
S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike
S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike2.51897HD
Another Edison film of a ship departing.
- 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...
- 1896
Irish Way of Discussing Politics
Irish Way of Discussing Politics31896HD
This is a typical Irish argument in which a can of beer, clay pipes and two sons of Erin form the principal parts.
- 1901
President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition
President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition31901HD
The President is seen on the reviewing stand at the Stadium, escorted by President Milburn, of the Pan-American Exposition...
- 1900
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo3.3331900HD
Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is...
- 1899
Tenderloin at Night
Tenderloin at Night31899HD
I do believe I have stumbled upon the very first exploitation picture ever made; and no it wasn't by David Friedman or Kroger Babb or K. Gordon...
- 1898
Street Scene, San Diego
Street Scene, San Diego31898HD
"A double-decked trolley car, crowded with passengers, approaches and passes the camera. Carriages, pedestrians and bicyclists add to the action of...
- 1898
Cuban Ambush
Cuban Ambush3.21898HD
From the upper windows of a ruined mill Cubans are firing at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return the volley. Fine smoke effects.
- 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....
- 1900
Panorama of Gorge Railway
Panorama of Gorge Railway5.751900HD
“One of the most interesting places in the vicinity of Niagara Falls is the Whirlpool Rapids, where the immense volume of water which passes...
- 1897
Surf at Monterey
Surf at Monterey31897HD
From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.