James H. White Movies
- 1897
Boxing for Points
Boxing for Points3.71897HD
Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men apparently refereeing. One with striped pants. Possible at west...
- 1898
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.3.91898HD
Taken at Fingal, Cal., where the world-renowned 'Sunset Limited' trains pass each other.
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2
Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 23.21899HD
Showing Central Park in the background.
- 1900
Swiss Village, No. 2
Swiss Village, No. 261900HD
The scene opens by showing the village girls driving home a herd of cows, and shows the native peasantry of Switzerland returning from their daily...
- 1898
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola5.31898HD
In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance. In her dance she shakes, twists and...
- 1898
Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade
Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade3.21898HD
On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson to receive a...
- 1897
S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor
S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor2.81897HD
A ship in a harbor.
- 1898
S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm
S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm31898HD
"Shows steamer plunging head-on through the heavy seas. Huge waves break over the bow and wash the deck, almost carrying away the look-out."
- 1898
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'31898HD
First comes the famous Marine Band of the 'Brooklyn,' with the mascot goat beside the bass drum. The 300 marines follow in rapid marching order, a...
- 1898
Feeding Sea Gulls
Feeding Sea Gulls3.71898HD
Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.
- 1897
Fishing Smacks
Fishing Smacks3.11897HD
Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.
- 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...
- 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...
- 1899
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat3.41899HD
"The umpire makes a decision that Casey doesn't like, and an argument follows, during which Casey deftly trips him up, and continues the argument on...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1897
S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away
S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away3.8331897HD
“Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the...
- 1899
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade31899HD
This picture shows the Canadian troops departing from Quebec for the war in Transvaal. The scene opens with the soldiers clad in campaign uniform,...
- 1897
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 93.61897HD
The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...
- 1900
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo
Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo3.31900HD
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...