James H. White Movies

Up the road comes a detachment of infantry, firing, advancing, kneeling and firing, again and again...

It's a traveling shot from behind the railings. As the camera moves slowly along the harbor, we have a fine view of the rail. In the distance we spot...

"On the way to San[ta] Monica, Cal., the train approaches, runs through and emerges from a tunnel. Train passes in opposite direction. Camera is at...

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.

The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the nearby road. The main foreground is filled with tall grass...

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

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

Taken at Fingal, Cal., where the world-renowned 'Sunset Limited' trains pass each other.

A parade of soldiers.

"An interesting exhibit by Hadji Cheriff, of the original Midway Plaisance. Twirls his rifle over his shoulder, behind back, under leg, both hands...

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

“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...

From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains,...

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

Two delinquent clerks are seated in a broker's office engaged in a game of cards. The boss suddenly appears walking through the corridor. The cards...

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

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

"Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn...