This short, silent home movie was shot at the first post-WWII Boy Scout Jamboree in 1950. It includes an appearance by the Governor of New Jersey, Alfred E. Driscoll, at the 1:30 mark.
The 1950 National Jamboree was held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, from June 27 to July 6. Delayed by World War II, 47,163 Scouts and Explorers participated in the second National Jamboree with the theme “Strengthen Liberty”.
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