James H. White Movies

A Thomas Edison film showing a torpedo being shot.

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

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

"The umpire makes a decision that Casey doesn't like, and an argument follows, during which Casey deftly trips him up, and continues the argument on...

“Showing the entire height of this wonderful structure from the base of the dome and return, with the great Paris Exposition in the background,...

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

This picture opens with the young cadets climbing the rigging and going through the sail drill on board the famous historic ship "Constellation."...

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,...

In [Admiral] Dewey land parade.

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

"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...

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

This is a great historical event. Our cameras were stationed in the center of the Esplanade looking toward the Main Approach to the Pan-American...

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...

Taken on 'Lucky' Baldwin's ranch, Santa Anita, Cal. Shows an engine and five cars approaching from a distance.

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...

A crowd watches the Newark Fire Department respond to a call.

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...

A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, with military band.