
James H. White
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 1, 1872
- Died
- January 1, 1944 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
James Henry White was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several films. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 500 short films, both fictional and documentary.
Known For

Frankenstein

Life of an American Fireman

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Jack and the Beanstalk

A Morning Bath

Seminary Girls

Feeding the Doves

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

Panorama of Eiffel Tower

Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

Interrupted Lovers
Filmography
S.S. "Coptic" Lying To
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Butterfly Dances
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Down the Old Potomac
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The Police Force of New York City
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Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R.
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Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession
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President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition
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Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
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Panorama of Place de l'Opéra
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Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield
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Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running
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Palace of Electricity
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Champs Elysees
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Boers Bringing in British Prisoners
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Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps
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Panoramic View of Newport
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Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo
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Charge of Boer Cavalry
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Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees
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Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk
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Panorama of Eiffel Tower
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Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School
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Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'
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Battle of Mafeking
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Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo
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English Lancers Charging
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Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
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Why Jones Discharged His Clerks
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Esplanade des Invalides
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Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace
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Swiss Village, No. 2
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Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition
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Panorama of Gorge Railway
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Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde
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Naval Sham Battle at Newport
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Champs de Mars
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Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School
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Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower
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Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine
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Grandma and the Bad Boys
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Capture of Boer Battery by British
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New Black Diamond Express
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A Storm at Sea
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Watermelon Contest
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Canton River Scene
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Hong Kong Wharf Scene
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Shanghai Street Scene No. 2
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Tourists Starting for Canton
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Paris exposition films
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Panoramic View from the Moving Sidewalk at the Paris Exposition
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The Eiffel Tower Seen from the Trocadéro
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The Astor Tramp
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Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'
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Trick Bears
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Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees
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U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade
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Three Acrobats
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Love and War
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Fun in Camp
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Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park
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104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway
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Pilot Boats in New York Harbor
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Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
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Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar
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Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade
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Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park
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Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs
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Capture of Trenches at Candaba
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Skirmish of Rough Riders
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U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney
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U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
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Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan
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2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
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Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2
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Tenderloin at Night
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Filipinos Retreat from Trenches
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A Wringing Good Joke
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The Diving Horse
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Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch
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New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2
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New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1
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Poker at Dawson City
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Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River
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Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
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Shoot the Chutes Series
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Arabian Gun Twirler
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Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene
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Battery K Siege Guns
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Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers
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U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan
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Casey at the Bat
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Troops at Evacuation of Havana
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Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
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Rout of the Filipinos
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Ella Lola, a la Trilby
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Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
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Feeding Sea Gulls
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Troops Embarking at San Francisco
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Union Iron Works
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Mount Taw R.R., No. 3
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Cuban Ambush
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Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1
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Statue of Liberty
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Wash Day in Mexico
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Native Daughters
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Procession of Floats
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Parade of Chinese
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Launching, No. 2
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Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa'
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South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade
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After Launching
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Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
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Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb
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Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2
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Freight Train
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Going Through the Tunnel
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The Fleet Steaming Up North River
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Observation Train Following Parade
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Troop Ships for the Philippines
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Calf Branding
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Indian Day School
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Cattle Leaving the Corral
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Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2
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Japanese Sampans
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Sunday Morning in Mexico
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Shooting Captured Insurgents
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Street Scene, San Diego
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Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians
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Bull Fight, no. 3
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Ostriches Running, No. 1
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Las Viga Canal, Mexico City
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Dogs Playing in the Surf
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Train Hour in Durango, Mexico
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Mexican Rurales Charge
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Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl
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California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R.
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Victorious Squadron Firing Salute
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Lassoing a Steer
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Fighting the Fire
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S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm
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Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
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Landing Wharf at Canton
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Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians
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Giant Coal Dumper
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Seminary Girls
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Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
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Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
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Police Patrol Wagon
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Fishing Smacks
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First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
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Launch of Life Boat
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Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9
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Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6
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Buffalo Stockyards
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Buffalo Fire Department in Action
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S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor
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S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock
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Fisherman's Wharf
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S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike
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Stanford University, California
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S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away
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S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock
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Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
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Hotel Del Monte
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Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
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Leander Sisters
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Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
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Cupid and Psyche
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Sutro Baths, No. 2
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Buffalo Police on Parade
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Falls of Minnehaha
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Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.
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Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards
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Surf at Monterey
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Cattle Driven to Slaughter
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Armour's Electric Trolley
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Southern Pacific Overland Mail
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Lurline Baths
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Sutro Baths, No. 1
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Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway
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Capsize of Lifeboat
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Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.
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Black Diamond Express, No. 1
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The First Sleigh-Ride
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Fifth Avenue, New York
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Return of Lifeboat
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S.S. 'Queen' Loading
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Chicken Thieves
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Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
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Boxing for Points
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The Sea Lions' Home
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Boat Wagon and Beach Cart
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Husking Bee
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Rescue - Resuscitation
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Pillow Fight
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Racing at Sheepshead Bay
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Feeding the Doves
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A Morning Bath
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Herald Square
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Black Diamond Express
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Shooting the Chutes
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Watermelon Contest
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Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
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Mess Call
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Lone Fisherman
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The Morning Alarm
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American Falls from Above, American Side
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Mounted Police Charge
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The Burning Stable
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
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The Bad Boy and the Gardener
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Passaic Falls
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Interrupted Lovers
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McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.
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A Morning Alarm
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Going to the Fire
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Irish Way of Discussing Politics
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Sea Beach Scene
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Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island
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Little Egypt
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East Side Drive, No. 1
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Starting for the Fire
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American Falls, from Incline R.R.
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Cock Fight
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance
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