[Aerial view of USS Essex with full flight deck of aircraft]

Oblique aerial photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) with a full flight deck of aircraft, circa 1944.

Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck 1944 / D24."

Captions on album page: "Essex -- full deck -- 1944 / Sun bathers on way home -- Sept.1945."

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.