James H. White Filmes

  • 1900
    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo

    5.21900HD

    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...

    Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Queen' Loading

    S.S. 'Queen' Loading

    S.S. 'Queen' Loading

    2.41897HD

    Shows the S.S. "Queen" at Seattle with an immense crowd of miners crowding the decks of the boat and the docks, carrying aboard baggage, implements,...

    S.S. 'Queen' Loading
  • 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
  • 1898
    Indian Day School

    Indian Day School

    Indian Day School

    41898HD

    Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.

    Indian Day School
  • 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
  • 1900
    Battle of Mafeking

    Battle of Mafeking

    Battle of Mafeking

    3.81900HD

    Reenactment of a South African battle.

    Battle of Mafeking
  • 1898
    Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

    Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

    Train Hour in Durango, Mexico

    11898HD

    Interesting types of Mexicans watch the arrivals by the train. Sombreros, serapes and mantillas give the scene a very distinctive foreign appearance.

    Train Hour in Durango, Mexico
  • 1899
    Fun in Camp

    Fun in Camp

    Fun in Camp

    3.81899HD

    “Showing a group of soldiers and Red Cross nurses being amused by a number of small children who are riding upon the backs of trick bears. A...

    Fun in Camp
  • 1898
    Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.

    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.

    Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
  • 1899
    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    3.31899HD

    The only picture extant showing this wonderful performance of a horse diving from a staging 40 feet in height into the water. Scenes secured at the...

    The Diving Horse
  • 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
  • 1897
    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    3.91897HD

    Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    3.81897HD

    “Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the...

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away
  • 1897
    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    5.1791897HD

    “This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of...

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
  • 1897
    Launch of Surf Boat

    Launch of Surf Boat

    Launch of Surf Boat

    11897HD

    The crew of seven dressed in cork jackets, push the boat through the surf; they clamber in and row out to the wreck. 50 ft.

    Launch of Surf Boat
  • 1898
    Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

    Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

    Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

    2.71898HD

    Filmed in 1898 by Edison cameramen, this actuality records Pueblo dancers performing the traditional Eagle Dance. The performers, clad in feathered...

    Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians
  • 1898
    Sunday Morning in Mexico

    Sunday Morning in Mexico

    Sunday Morning in Mexico

    01898HD

    "The fashionable set is parading in the park, after church. The concourse is composed of all nationalities, including several groups of pretty...

    Sunday Morning in Mexico
  • 1898
    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    3.51898HD

    Street scene of LA in 1898.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
  • 1898
    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

    5.31898HD

    In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance. In her dance she shakes, twists and...

    Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
  • 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