James H. White Movies

This film was shot near the Union Works, San Francisco, California. Great look at the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" with her decks loaded with passengers.

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

Positively the most wonderful series of pictures ever secured by an animated picture camera. The first scene is taken from the pond of the chutes,...

"A side splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor mansion and being discovered comfortably asleep in bed, by...

From the upper windows of a ruined mill Cubans are firing at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return the volley. Fine smoke effects.

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...

"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."

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...

A Thomas Edison film showing a torpedo being shot.

Showing Committee of Arrangements visit to the Admiral on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia.

Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor.

A farmer kisses a lean girl.

From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.

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...

Shows the S.S. "Queen" at Seattle with an immense crowd of miners crowding the decks of the boat and the docks, carrying aboard baggage, implements,...

Magnificent action is displayed by this troop of Mexican cavalry. They approach at full speed, with drawn sabres, wheel rapidly, and charge in the...

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

A crowded ship heading out to sea.

People spill drink on themselves, supposedly after a poker game during the Yukon Gold Rush.

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