[USS Essex in drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1945.

Inscription on verso: "Essex in drydock -- Bremerton Navy Yard / Fall 1945 / D22."

Caption on album page: "Essex in drydock -- Bremerton Navy Yard -- Fall 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.