James H. White Movies

  • 1897
    Husking Bee

    Husking Bee

    Husking Bee

    31897HD

    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...

    Husking Bee
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2

    3.21899HD

    Showing Central Park in the background.

    Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2
  • 1898
    Parade of Chinese

    Parade of Chinese

    Parade of Chinese

    3.21898HD

    "Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners,...

    Parade of Chinese
  • 1898
    Procession of Floats

    Procession of Floats

    Procession of Floats

    3.21898HD

    Parade footage.

    Procession of Floats
  • 1901
    President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition

    President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition

    President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition

    3.31901HD

    The President is seen on the reviewing stand at the Stadium, escorted by President Milburn, of the Pan-American Exposition...

    President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition
  • 1898
    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    3.41898HD

    The S.S. Australia departs from San Francisco Bay, carrying American soldiers to the Philippines.

    Troop Ships for the Philippines
  • 1899
    Skirmish of Rough Riders

    Skirmish of Rough Riders

    Skirmish of Rough Riders

    2.41899HD

    Shielded by a thick bit of timber at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men, awaiting the order to advance...

    Skirmish of Rough Riders
  • 1897
    Seminary Girls

    Seminary Girls

    Seminary Girls

    4.8851897HD

    From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen...

    Seminary Girls
  • 1897
    Police Patrol Wagon

    Police Patrol Wagon

    Police Patrol Wagon

    2.51897HD

    "It dashes up just in time to gather in the crowd of rowdies that are fighting. The policemen hustle the toughs off to the station house."

    Police Patrol Wagon
  • 1897
    Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

    Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

    Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.

    3.11897HD

    The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy sidewalk, a police officer holds the left arm and a suited...

    Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
  • 1899
    Rout of the Filipinos

    Rout of the Filipinos

    Rout of the Filipinos

    01899HD

    A reenacted short from 1899 produced by Thomas Edison’s company during the Philippine-American War. The film dramatizes an engagement in which...

    Rout of the Filipinos
  • 1899
    Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

    Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

    Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees

    31899HD

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

    Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees
  • 1898
    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3

    3.41898HD

    This picture was taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais Scene R.R., and whereas the previous views were taken ascending, this is a descending view,...

    Mount Taw R.R., No. 3
  • 1899
    U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan

    U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan

    U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan

    31899HD

    Crackers faux shooting and feigning getting shot in the Philippine-american war.

    U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan
  • 1899
    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    2.81899HD

    Circus bears showing their tricks.

    Trick Bears
  • 1898
    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    Ostriches Running, No. 1

    01898HD

    Shows the entire flock running around the corral with great strides and outstretched wings.

    Ostriches Running, No. 1
  • 1897
    Chicken Thieves

    Chicken Thieves

    Chicken Thieves

    3.21897HD

    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...

    Chicken Thieves
  • 1898
    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    3.41898HD

    Taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais scenic railroad, Marin county, California, from a flat car following the engine.

    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2
  • 1899
    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2

    4.91899HD

    This Edison short features famed cyclist Neidert performing a series of impressive bicycle stunts on stage, including riding backwards, balancing on...

    Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
  • 1900
    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    5.41900HD

    An early short with a self-explanatory title.

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk