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Carrier USS "Essex" / "Fightingest ship in Navy"
Typed history of the USS Essex (CV-9) covering its service during World War II, circa 1950s-1990s.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

[USS Essex's bell on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn]
Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."

[USS Essex's bell on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn]
Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."

[USS Essex's bell on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn]
Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."

[Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft being launched via catapult from  deck of ship]
Photograph of a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft, piloted by Remi Charles O'Connor, being launched via catapult from the deck of a ship, July 25, 1947. Inscription on verso: "This picture is of me just leaving the catapult - airspeed 72 kts in 60 feet.…

[Servicemen recovering Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water and loading it onto the ship's catapult, circa July 1947. The pilot, likely Remi Charles O'Connor Collection, is visible in the cockpit.Inscription on verso:…

[Servicemen recovering Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk from the water]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk from the water, July 1947. Inscription on verso: "July 1947. This is a picture taken just after the plane hooked onto the sled and the engine was cut off. The hook on the float just…

[Aerial view of Yokohama shipyards]
Oblique aerial photograph of shipyards in Yokohama, Japan, July 1947. The shipyard layout is sketched on verso. Inscription on verso: "Yokohama ship yards. Yokohama, Japan. July 47."

[Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947]
Film footage of a Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947. The footage predominantly focuses on flight operations related to Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk seaplanes, showing the aircraft on deck, being launched via catapult, in flight,…

[Ship passing under Golden Gate Bridge]
Photograph of a ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, March 6, 1946. Inscription on album page: "Coming into San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge, March 6, 1946." Part of a series of scrapbook pages containing…
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