James H. White Movies

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).

Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.

Recreation of military maneuvers in the Philippines in the Spanish-American War.

It's a traveling shot from behind the railings. As the camera moves slowly along the harbor, we have a fine view of the rail. In the distance we spot...

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...

Stationary camera on a railroad yard.

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...

Taken on the S.P. Railroad, near tunnel No. 9. The train comes rushing out of the tunnel and passes at full speed...

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...

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

This picture shows the Cadets marching, countermarching and a great many interesting manoeuvres.

Filmed in July 1900, on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France.

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...

Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing...

An early short with a self-explanatory title.

James White, the Edison Company's main filmmaker at the time, realized a burst of creativity during his visit to the 1900 Paris Exposition. It's...

"Grandpa sits nodding in his armchair in the kitchen, where a sout, jolly washerwoman is washing clothes. While the woman leaves the tub to talk to a...

The famous Seal Rocks at Golden Gate Park are here shown. Sea lions in their wild state are lying on the rocks and swimming and diving in the water.

This picture shows the young cadets going through their daily exercises and drill, and is full of life, and photographically perfect.

New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.