James H. White Movies

  • 1897
    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    3.71897HD

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

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail
  • 1898
    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    01898HD

    Shows the entire flock running around the corral with great strides and outstretched wings.

    Ostriches Running, No. 1
  • 1900
    Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

    Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

    Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

    4.1821900HD

    The single camera position is from the top of a building identified as the Trocadero Palace; The camera is pointed toward the Eiffel Tower. The film...

    Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace
  • 1897
    Stanford University, California

    Stanford University, California

    Stanford University, California

    4.51897HD

    People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking,...

    Stanford University, California
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    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
  • 1899
    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    3.31899HD

    The only picture extant showing this wonderful performance of a horse diving from a staging 40 feet in height into the water. Scenes secured at the...

    The Diving Horse
  • 1897
    Buffalo Police on Parade

    Buffalo Police on Parade

    Buffalo Police on Parade

    4.11897HD

    A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, with military band.

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

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

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

    31898HD

    A short documentary capturing the officers and crew of the USS Brooklyn during a naval parade in Brooklyn, New York, on October 1, 1898, following...

    Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
  • 1897
    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    3.41897HD

    Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade

    2.71899HD

    George Dewey was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who is best remembered for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, which he won...

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade
  • 1900
    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    3.31900HD

    This picture shows thousands of people leaving their seats in the grand stand and going across the parade grounds toward Paris. A very sharp and...

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps
  • 1900
    Paris exposition films

    Paris exposition films

    Paris exposition films

    01900HD

    White’s camera offers several 360-degree pans of views of the fairground, then amazes by tilting up and down the Eiffel Tower, and concludes...

    Paris exposition films
  • 1898
    Shooting Captured Insurgents

    Shooting Captured Insurgents

    Shooting Captured Insurgents

    4.31898HD

    “A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very...

    Shooting Captured Insurgents
  • 1899
    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene

    4.11899HD

    Rowdy patrons visit an Old West saloon.

    Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene
  • 1897
    Return of Lifeboat

    Return of Lifeboat

    Return of Lifeboat

    4.11897HD

    Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service can just be seen as it returns to shore. Several men...

    Return of Lifeboat
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike

    S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike

    S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike

    2.51897HD

    Another Edison film of a ship departing.

    S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike
  • 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
  • 1900
    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    3.91900HD

    Four men each hold a large slice of watermelon, and have a race to see who can finish eating first. All four move quickly, but one man seems to be...

    Watermelon Contest
  • 1899
    Love and War

    Love and War

    Love and War

    41899HD

    A soldier is promoted for bravery, marries a Red Cross girl, and goes home to his parents.

    Love and War
  • 1897
    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    3.51897HD

    From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

    Buffalo Stockyards