An elderly woman and a man, both Hungarian refugees, looking out a plane window. A woman puts on lipstick. Excited Hungarian refugees smile after their plane lands. Douglas C–118 Liftmaster taxiing at McGuire Air Force Base (JB MDL, 3021 McGuire Blvd, Trenton, NJ 08641, USA) Hungarian refugees disembark from the Douglas C–118 Liftmaster plane. A man holding a “United States Escapee Program” bag climbs down an airstair with a small child. Refugees board a Starr Transit Co. (70) Bus. A Hungarian family disembark a plane together. Refugees boarding a charter bus with sign "Hightstown-New Brunswick" Buses arrive at the United States Army Camp Kilmer Reception Center. Sign reads “US Army Reception Center Isten Hozta Camp Kilmer”. “Isten Hozta” on sign means “God brought (you here)” in Hungarian. A United States Army officer assists refugees out of the bus. A Hungarian man tips his hat to thank the officer. Poster reads “Catholic Relief Services N.C.W.C. Katolikus Segitő Szolgalat N.C.W.C. Katolikus Magyarok Bevándorlási Szevezete”. Hungarian refugee family talk to an official at the reception center in Camp Kilmer. Woman relief worker signing documents for refugees.
Sign reads “United States Army Mess” in English and Hungarian. Hungarian man, a refugee, receives a cup of coffee from a mess hall server. Hungarian sign reads “Vegyen Amennyitakap” (“Take as much as you can” in English). Christmas garlands decorate the mess hall. A girl is served with sausages and beans on her cafeteria tray. A Hungarian family sits together at a table in the mess hall at Camp Kilmer. A Hungarian couple eating. Girl eating with a spoon. Red Cross nurses host a Christmas party for Hungarian refugee children. A nurse gives out small Christmas tree models to children. A girl receives a Christmas tree paper model. A man wearing a Santa Claus mask and costume gives gifts to children. Hungarian refugee girls each receive a gift from Santa Claus. Children sing Hungarian Christmas carol “Mennyböl az Angyal” (“Angel from Heaven”).
View of the Statue of Liberty. View of New York City and the Statue of Liberty. Sign saying “Camp Kilmer named in honor of Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Soldier Poet. Born December 6, 1886, New Brunswick, N.J. Killed in action World War I in France June 30, 1918”. A United States military jeep approaches the entrance of Camp Kilmer. Soldier at Camp Kilmer entrance allows Jeep to enter. Soldiers march and then sprint inside Camp Kilmer. Using crane attached to truck, soldiers unload crates containing furniture for incoming Hungarian refugees who will stay in Camp Kilmer. Soldiers carry mattresses into the barracks. Two soldiers carry a crate to a barrack. Soldiers carry a cabinet to the barracks. Inside the Camp Kilmer paint shop, soldiers prepare signs in Hungarian such as “Varás és asztalos munka (sic.)” (“Sewing and Carpentry”) and “fö üzlet” (“main shop”). Camp Kilmer dentists disinfect clinic. Camp Kilmer pharmacists prepare medicine for incoming refugees. An army pharmacist pour medicine into a bottle using a funnel. An army pharmacist grounds with using mortar and pestle. Pharmacists stack medicine such as aspirin in shelves. Army nurse making hospital bed with freshly laundered white bed sheets. Red cross volunteers filling comfort bags containing toiletries for refugees. Soldiers unload piles of second-hand clothes donated by Americans through the Red Cross. Red Cross volunteers organize second-hand clothes by type and size. African American woman Camp Kilmer staff enter the Recreation Center, with sign in English and Hungarian. African American staff at Camp Kilmer hang paintings and arrange furniture in the Recreation Center.
Red Cross worker distribute clothes to Hungarian refugees at Camp Kilmer. An American Red Cross nurse gives a paper bag to a woman. Red Cross volunteer distributes clothes and necessities to Hungarian refugees. Hungarian girls receive clothing from Red Cross nurses. A Red Cross nurse fits a dress on a girl. Red Cross volunteers and Hungarian man talking to each other. Sign reads “A.R.C. Telecommunications Systems”. A Red Cross volunteer makes a call. The phone is passed on to the Hungarian man. Man calling his father on the phone in Hungarian. The phone is passed on to the elderly woman, who speaks to her husband. Each family member speaks on the phone in Hungarian. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train moving at nighttime. Hungarian family boards a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train at night.