Photograph of a serviceman securing a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1944.Inscription on negative envelope: "Essex -- Dec. 1944 / Securing F.6.F in typhoon."
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Tony Mantia eating food, Mogmog Island, Ulithi, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on negative envelope: "Mog Mog / Tony Mantia / Photographer -- U.S.S. Essex."
Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Cotten (DD-669), circa 1944-1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).
Inscription on verso: "USS Cotten alongside Essex / 1944-45."
Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), September 1945. Balloons are tied to the ship. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken during the Essex's return trip to the Puget Sound.Inscription on verso: "Essex 'going…
Aerial photograph of smoke ring from a bomb explosion, Philippines, circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Philipines [sic] / 1944 / Smoke ring from bomb explosion."