James H. White Movies

  • 1900
    Esplanade des Invalides

    Esplanade des Invalides

    Esplanade des Invalides

    51900HD

    Beginning with the camera pointing toward the Invalides entrance, with the tomb of Napoleon in the background. The camera is slowly revolved until it...

    Esplanade des Invalides
  • 1898
    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    3.81898HD

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

    Observation Train Following Parade
  • 1898
    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    Troop Ships for the Philippines

    3.81898HD

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

    Troop Ships for the Philippines
  • 1897
    Sutro Baths, No. 1

    Sutro Baths, No. 1

    Sutro Baths, No. 1

    4.61897HD

    One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions...

    Sutro Baths, No. 1
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    4.41897HD

    “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
  • 1898
    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2

    4.51898HD

    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
  • 1896
    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    5.31896HD

    This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly...

    Black Diamond Express
  • 1897
    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    4.71897HD

    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
  • 1898
    Dogs Playing in the Surf

    Dogs Playing in the Surf

    Dogs Playing in the Surf

    101898HD

    San Diego Beach, Hotel del Coronado. A pug dog, several terriers and water spaniels and a great St. Bernard are dashing into the water, retrieving...

    Dogs Playing in the Surf
  • 1900
    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    6.21900HD

    Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing...

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde
  • 1899
    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    4.21899HD

    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
  • 1900
    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    51900HD

    Filmed in July 1900, on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France.

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees
  • 1897
    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    5.11897HD

    “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...

    Cupid and Psyche
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Wharf

    Fisherman's Wharf

    Fisherman's Wharf

    4.61897HD

    Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor.

    Fisherman's Wharf
  • 1898
    Troops Embarking at San Francisco

    Troops Embarking at San Francisco

    Troops Embarking at San Francisco

    3.21898HD

    From one angle, a line of soldiers are shown walking up the gangplank.

    Troops Embarking at San Francisco
  • 1898
    Lassoing a Steer

    Lassoing a Steer

    Lassoing a Steer

    51898HD

    Eight mounted cowboys pursue an escaped steer, riding at furious speed. Fine exhibition of lasso throwing. Mexican International.

    Lassoing a Steer
  • 1898
    Launching, No. 2

    Launching, No. 2

    Launching, No. 2

    3.41898HD

    This twenty-five second film is from Edison's "Southern Pacific Company" series. What we see is a Japanese ship as it is floating into a harbor in...

    Launching, No. 2
  • 1900
    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    Palace of Electricity

    5.51900HD

    A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it...

    Palace of Electricity
  • 1897
    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    4.81897HD

    1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
  • 1897
    Police Patrol Wagon

    Police Patrol Wagon

    Police Patrol Wagon

    3.81897HD

    "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