James H. White Movies

  • 1897
    Armour's Electric Trolley

    Armour's Electric Trolley

    Armour's Electric Trolley

    3.51897HD

    At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half of the frame as we look down about 40 meters where an...

    Armour's Electric Trolley
  • 1898
    Street Scene, San Diego

    Street Scene, San Diego

    Street Scene, San Diego

    31898HD

    "A double-decked trolley car, crowded with passengers, approaches and passes the camera. Carriages, pedestrians and bicyclists add to the action of...

    Street Scene, San Diego
  • 1897
    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    4.21897HD

    In the Chicago stockyards, the gates of a pen of long-horn cattle are open and the cattle are being herded out by several cowhands.

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter
  • 1898
    Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty

    3.5711898HD

    The Statue of Liberty in right profile; No people, no flags rippling in the wind, no seagulls flapping past to mar the unmoving image of the Statue...

    Statue of Liberty
  • 1900
    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    3.3331900HD

    This picture shows thousands of people leaving their seats in the grand stand and going across the parade grounds toward Paris. A very sharp and...

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps
  • 1898
    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    31898HD

    The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.

    Native Daughters
  • 1899
    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch

    41899HD

    Short clip of passing troops at the Dewey Arch.

    Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch
  • 1898
    Cuban Ambush

    Cuban Ambush

    Cuban Ambush

    3.21898HD

    From the upper windows of a ruined mill Cubans are firing at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return the volley. Fine smoke effects.

    Cuban Ambush
  • 1897
    Lurline Baths

    Lurline Baths

    Lurline Baths

    3.3331897HD

    "The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

    Lurline Baths
  • 1898
    Going Through the Tunnel

    Going Through the Tunnel

    Going Through the Tunnel

    4.81898HD

    "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...

    Going Through the Tunnel
  • 1900
    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    Swiss Village, No. 2

    61900HD

    The scene opens by showing the village girls driving home a herd of cows, and shows the native peasantry of Switzerland returning from their daily...

    Swiss Village, No. 2
  • 1897
    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    4.21897HD

    The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

    Falls of Minnehaha
  • 1900
    Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

    Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

    Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School

    3.71900HD

    This picture shows the young cadets going through their daily exercises and drill, and is full of life, and photographically perfect.

    Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School
  • 1898
    Indian Day School

    Indian Day School

    Indian Day School

    41898HD

    Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.

    Indian Day School
  • 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
  • 1898
    Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

    Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

    Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2

    3.31898HD

    Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.

    Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2
  • 1896
    Going to the Fire

    Going to the Fire

    Going to the Fire

    3.91896HD

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

    Going to the Fire
  • 1898
    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade

    3.21898HD

    On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson to receive a...

    Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock

    S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock

    S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock

    2.81897HD

    A crowded ship heading out to sea.

    S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock
  • 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