James H. White Movies
- 1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 23.41898HD
Taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais scenic railroad, Marin county, California, from a flat car following the engine.
- 1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Buffalo Fire Department in Action4.61897HD
Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward...
- 1896
The Burning Stable
The Burning Stable4.0911896HD
A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from the flames by the stablemen. Thick volumes of smoke pour...
- 1897
Launch of Life Boat
Launch of Life Boat3.21897HD
This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...
- 1897
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle4.41897HD
1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.
- 1897
Seminary Girls
Seminary Girls51897HD
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen...
- 1900
Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition
Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition3.31900HD
The picture opens with a crowd of Swiss boys and girls dressed in native costumes, marching down the street in this very unique and picturesque...
- 1897
Buffalo Stockyards
Buffalo Stockyards3.61897HD
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.
- 1900
Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde
Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde5.81900HD
Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing...
- 1900
Palace of Electricity
Palace of Electricity5.3641900HD
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...
- 1896
Little Egypt
Little Egypt2.31896HD
"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."
- 1917
Down the Old Potomac
Down the Old Potomac61917HD
This fascinating 12-minute documentary from Edison's Conquest Pictures features a man in a small boat being pulled (from a horse on shore) down the...
- 1897
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards
Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards4.31897HD
"Shows a large flock of sheep being driven from the cars to the slaughter house."
- 1897
The First Sleigh-Ride
The First Sleigh-Ride3.6361897HD
“This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective...
- 1898
Mount Taw R.R., No. 3
Mount Taw R.R., No. 33.41898HD
This picture was taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais Scene R.R., and whereas the previous views were taken ascending, this is a descending view,...
- 1898
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1
Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 13.8331898HD
This film shows the summit portion of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, the Tamalpais Tavern resort, and part of the adjacent east...
- 1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad4.11897HD
Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...
- 1896
Mounted Police Charge
Mounted Police Charge3.41896HD
"A battalion of New York's famous mounted police at inspection. They approach at break-neck gallop." - from the Edison Catalog
- 1898
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty3.5711898HD
The Statue of Liberty in right profile; No people, no flags rippling in the wind, no seagulls flapping past to mar the unmoving image of the Statue...
- 1896
Irish Way of Discussing Politics
Irish Way of Discussing Politics31896HD
This is a typical Irish argument in which a can of beer, clay pipes and two sons of Erin form the principal parts.