James H. White Movies

  • 1899
    Poker at Dawson City

    Poker at Dawson City

    Poker at Dawson City

    3.21899HD

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

    Poker at Dawson City
  • 1897
    The Sea Lions' Home

    The Sea Lions' Home

    The Sea Lions' Home

    4.31897HD

    The famous Seal Rocks at Golden Gate Park are here shown. Sea lions in their wild state are lying on the rocks and swimming and diving in the water.

    The Sea Lions' Home
  • 1898
    Bull Fight, no. 3

    Bull Fight, no. 3

    Bull Fight, no. 3

    01898HD

    The film was photographed as if in the audience at a bull fight. No. 3 shows the collapse of the bull.

    Bull Fight, no. 3
  • 1899
    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    41899HD

    Short clip of passing troops at the Dewey Arch.

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch
  • 1899
    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    3.21899HD

    Edison released this as part of their "Northern Pacific Rainway" and "Alaska and Yellowstone National Park" series.

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs
  • 1899
    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    2.81899HD

    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...

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor
  • 1898
    Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'

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

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

    31898HD

    First comes the famous Marine Band of the 'Brooklyn,' with the mascot goat beside the bass drum. The 300 marines follow in rapid marching order, a...

    Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
  • 1900
    Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

    Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

    Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running

    4.51900HD

    A Thomas Edison film showing a torpedo being shot.

    Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running
  • 1900
    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    3.31900HD

    Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is...

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo
  • 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
  • 1898
    Feeding Sea Gulls

    Feeding Sea Gulls

    Feeding Sea Gulls

    3.71898HD

    Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.

    Feeding Sea Gulls
  • 1900
    Grandma and the Bad Boys

    Grandma and the Bad Boys

    Grandma and the Bad Boys

    5.81900HD

    Two bad boys enter the kitchen. One climbs to the kitchen table and takes down the old lamp, the other goes to the flour barrel and scoops out some...

    Grandma and the Bad Boys
  • 1899
    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba

    2.81899HD

    The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch...

    Capture of Trenches at Candaba
  • 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
    Sutro Baths, No. 2

    Sutro Baths, No. 2

    Sutro Baths, No. 2

    3.6431897HD

    “Another view in which the figures show larger. A springboard furnishes the bathers with much amusement; also a toboggan slide.” (Edison...

    Sutro Baths, No. 2
  • 1898
    Fighting the Fire

    Fighting the Fire

    Fighting the Fire

    41898HD

    Shows steam fire engine in action. Men scale ladders and play streams of water on a burning building. Very realistic.

    Fighting the Fire
  • 1897
    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    4.61897HD

    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...

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action
  • 1900
    Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

    Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

    Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce

    5.8891900HD

    This scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suitcase. He...

    Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
  • 1898
    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    31898HD

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

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb
  • 1898
    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    11898HD

    Shows canal running through the suburban village of Santa Anita. Men and women pole their flat-bottom boats along, loaded down with garden produce.

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City