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.
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”).
Baseball game of the Anglo American Baseball League at Highbury in London,England, during World War 1. United States Navy and United States Army teams enter the field. United States Navy Admiral William Sowden Sims throws the first pitch. Spectators cheer the teams. Army wins the game beating Navy.
United States soldiers at a base camp in England, prior to the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. Soldiers line outside a shower unit. They take off their clothes for shower at an enclosed area. A soldier dries himself with a towel after the shower.
United States Army Air Service personnel demonstrate parachute jumps at Mitchel Field in New York. A sergeant on a plane with a parachute on his back. The sergeant jumps from the aircraft. He opens the parachute and lands without mishap. A view of the sergeant dropping from the aircraft. The second jump from the aircraft. A delay in opening of the parachute. The sergeant lands safely.
Young auto genius builds midget car for three dollars. Humphrey Cissel designs a small car with the motor of a washing machine. A plate on the small automobile reads 'Maryland 1936, 270252'. He sits in his small automobile and drives it on the streets. Cars parked on the road.
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