James H. White Movies

  • 1897
    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    3.1671897HD

    From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains,...

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
  • 1897
    Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

    Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

    Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

    4.31897HD

    "Shows a large flock of sheep being driven from the cars to the slaughter house."

    Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards
  • 1899
    Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

    Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

    Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park

    3.51899HD

    Probably part of the "Alaska and Yellowstone National Park Series" in the "Northern Pacific Railway Series"

    Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park
  • 1900
    Battle of Mafeking

    Battle of Mafeking

    Battle of Mafeking

    3.751900HD

    Reenactment of a South African battle.

    Battle of Mafeking
  • 1899
    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    2.751899HD

    Circus bears showing their tricks.

    Trick Bears
  • 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
  • 1900
    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    5.3641900HD

    A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it...

    Palace of Electricity
  • 1896
    Lone Fisherman

    Lone Fisherman

    Lone Fisherman

    41896HD

    A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He...

    Lone Fisherman
  • 1900
    Esplanade des Invalides

    Esplanade des Invalides

    Esplanade des Invalides

    3.6671900HD

    Beginning with the camera pointing toward the Invalides entrance, with the tomb of Napoleon in the background. The camera is slowly revolved until it...

    Esplanade des Invalides
  • 1898
    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'

    3.61898HD

    The large war vessel slides slowly down the ways, stern first. Rowboats in the foreground rock violently in the swell. One boat upsets.

    Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'
  • 1896
    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    3.1821896HD

    Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

    Watermelon Contest
  • 1900
    Champs de Mars

    Champs de Mars

    Champs de Mars

    5.51900HD

    Shows all the prominent buildings on this thoroughfare, ending with a close view of the base of the Eiffel Tower, with the Trocadero Palace in the...

    Champs de Mars
  • 1900
    Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

    Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

    Boers Bringing in British Prisoners

    5.3331900HD

    Here we have a mixed company of Gordon Highlanders, Irish Fusilliers and English Lancers, as a group of prisoners taken to the rear by a troop of...

    Boers Bringing in British Prisoners
  • 1900
    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    5.3331900HD

    The title pretty much tells you all there is to know about this Edison film. It runs a very brief 27-seconds and shows a torpedo hitting its target...

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
  • 1900
    Charge of Boer Cavalry

    Charge of Boer Cavalry

    Charge of Boer Cavalry

    3.31900HD

    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...

    Charge of Boer Cavalry
  • 1899
    Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

    Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

    Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan

    3.51899HD

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

    Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    41910HD

    This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1898
    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    31898HD

    The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.

    Native Daughters
  • 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
    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    2.51898HD

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

    Observation Train Following Parade