A U.S. parachute platoon being trained in Hightstown, New Jersey. Recruits learn to jump from an elevated platform. A man jumps and falls on the ground. A recruit hangs from a parachute which is hanging from a tower. The parachute is released from the tower and it descends. The recruit lands on the ground. Another recruits jumps with a parachute.
The National baby Show in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Entrants from all parts of the globe vie for honors in the 40th annual pageant of infants. 150,000 spectators gathered on either side of the main street view the procession of decorative and humorous floats. Babies on the decorative floats. A girl pulls babies in a toy cart. A baby in an aircraft model atop a float. Another baby in a U.S. Navy model barrage balloon. Babies on model horses, in Native American Indian floats, a float titled 'Vanity', and a boy atop a pole on a float.
Camp Kilmer in New Jersey, United States. Barracks bags lined up outside wooden barracks. U.S. soldiers check tags and place bags in proper order. The soldiers seated on the barracks bags smoke cigarette. Soldiers are wearing helmets and knitted fatigue caps. (World War II period).
The National Tournament marble game held in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Spectators watch boys playing the game. 14 year old Robert Rerzlaff of Alabama wins the game and is crowned.
A bathing suit fashion parade at Bradley Beach, New Jersey, south of Asbury Park. Women parade along a street in bathing suits. African or possibly African American children wearing grass skirts carry a trophy and dance. A boy in a costume resembling a amplifier with horn speaker. Sign reads, "Our Loudspeaker" A girl wears a bushel basket with a sign on her back that reads "another one for the mayor to look into" Young women in bathing suits carry trophies. Some women have shorter hear in flapper style. One wears a sash that reads "Miss Asbury Park" Heavy film reticulation throughout clip.
Activities of U.S. soldiers at Fort Hancock in New Jersey. Soldiers stand near a railroad gun. Some of the soldiers stand on a guard tower and watch a target with binoculars. They load and fire the railroad gun towards the sea target. A splash in water due to the firing.
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