James H. White Movies
- 1900
Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo5.21900HD
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...
- 1900
Panorama of Gorge Railway
Panorama of Gorge Railway5.61900HD
“One of the most interesting places in the vicinity of Niagara Falls is the Whirlpool Rapids, where the immense volume of water which passes...
- 1900
Swiss Village, No. 2
Swiss Village, No. 25.6671900HD
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...
- 1900
Champs Elysees
Champs Elysees41900HD
Near the main entrance. Hundreds of carriages and characteristic Parisian busses are passing.
- 1899
U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'31899HD
"A panoramic view of the 'Raleigh,' as she lies at anchor off 27th Street, North River, April 17, 1899. Captain Coghlan stands among a group of...
- 1899
Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'31899HD
Shows a group of sailors and an officer at the stern. The flag runs out in a ball to the end of the staff, and, at the signal, is broken. Proudly the...
- 1899
Pilot Boats in New York Harbor
Pilot Boats in New York Harbor2.81899HD
A close view of an eighty-footer, schooner rigged, trim as a private yacht, skimming over the waters of the harbor, near Robins' Reef, which...
- 1899
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway
104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway4.71899HD
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...
- 1898
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.3.91898HD
Taken at Fingal, Cal., where the world-renowned 'Sunset Limited' trains pass each other.
- 1898
After Launching
After Launching3.21898HD
This film was shot near the Union Works, San Francisco, California. Great look at the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" with her decks loaded with passengers.
- 1898
Wash Day in Mexico
Wash Day in Mexico3.61898HD
In front of each bare headed woman is a flat rock, used as a wash board. Stream of water near by.
- 1898
Troops Embarking at San Francisco
Troops Embarking at San Francisco2.21898HD
From one angle, a line of soldiers are shown walking up the gangplank.
- 1898
Cuban Ambush
Cuban Ambush3.51898HD
From the upper windows of a ruined mill Cubans are firing at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return the volley. Fine smoke effects.
- 1897
Falls of Minnehaha
Falls of Minnehaha4.21897HD
The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.
- 1897
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche4.6111897HD
“By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy. Bathers in all stages of...
- 1897
Sutro Baths, No. 2
Sutro Baths, No. 23.6431897HD
“Another view in which the figures show larger. A springboard furnishes the bathers with much amusement; also a toboggan slide.” (Edison...
- 1897
Surf at Monterey
Surf at Monterey31897HD
From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.
- 1897
Lurline Baths
Lurline Baths3.2141897HD
"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."
- 1897
Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf3.71897HD
Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor.
- 1897
S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock
S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock2.81897HD
A crowded ship heading out to sea.