James H. White Movies

  • 1897
    Boxing for Points

    Boxing for Points

    Boxing for Points

    3.71897HD

    Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men apparently refereeing. One with striped pants. Possible at west...

    Boxing for Points
  • 1898
    Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.

    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.

    Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    3.21899HD

    Showing Central Park in the background.

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2
  • 1900
    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    61900HD

    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...

    Swiss Village, No. 2
  • 1898
    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    5.31898HD

    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...

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
  • 1898
    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    3.21898HD

    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...

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    2.81897HD

    A ship in a harbor.

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor
  • 1898
    S.S.

    S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm

    S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm

    31898HD

    "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."

    S.S.
  • 1898
    Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'

    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...

    Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
  • 1898
    Feeding Sea Gulls

    Feeding Sea Gulls

    Feeding Sea Gulls

    3.71898HD

    Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.

    Feeding Sea Gulls
  • 1897
    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    3.11897HD

    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.

    Fishing Smacks
  • 1898
    Freight Train

    Freight Train

    Freight Train

    4.31898HD

    Another entry in Edison's "Southern Pacific Company Series", which pretty much had cameramen hanging around the train line just shooting anything...

    Freight Train
  • 1898
    The Fleet Steaming Up North River

    The Fleet Steaming Up North River

    The Fleet Steaming Up North River

    3.51898HD

    On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron...

    The Fleet Steaming Up North River
  • 1899
    Casey at the Bat

    Casey at the Bat

    Casey at the Bat

    3.41899HD

    "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...

    Casey at the Bat
  • 1910
    The Police Force of New York City

    The Police Force of New York City

    The Police Force of New York City

    61910HD

    New York City police catch thieves and stop runaway horses.

    The Police Force of New York City
  • 1899
    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    31899HD

    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...

    Tenderloin at Night
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    3.8331897HD

    “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...

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away
  • 1899
    2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade

    2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade

    2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade

    31899HD

    This picture shows the Canadian troops departing from Quebec for the war in Transvaal. The scene opens with the soldiers clad in campaign uniform,...

    2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade
  • 1897
    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    3.61897HD

    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...

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9
  • 1900
    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    3.31900HD

    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...

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo