[USS Essex's anchor being lowered after arriving in Puget Sound]

Photograph of the USS Essex's anchor being lowered after arriving in the Puget Sound, Washington, September 13, 1945.

Inscription on verso: "Sept. 13, 1945 / Essex's anchor droping [sic] in Puget Sound after 17 months at sea."

Caption on album page: "Sept. 13, 1945 -- Essex drops anchor in Puget Sound after 17 months at sea."

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.