Search Digital Records

• Format > negatives (photographs) (remove)
• Subject > World War, 1939-1945 (remove)
• Subject > Ships (remove)

Limit your search

• Still Image (35)

• Hawaii (2)
• Alaska (1)
• Aleutian Islands (Alaska) (1)
• Equator (1)
• United States (1)

• negatives (photographs) (35)
• photographic prints (9)

• No copyright - United States (25)
• In copyright (9)
• Copyright undetermined (1)

• Ships (35)
• World War, 1939-1945 (35)
• United States. Navy (28)
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area (25)
• Essex (Aircraft carrier) (20)
• Soldiers (16)
• China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group (8)
• Airplanes, Military (5)
• Kamikaze airplanes (5)
• Borie (Destroyer : DD704) (3)
• Conley, Joseph A. (3)
• Northampton (Cruiser) (3)
• Salt Lake City (Light cruiser) (3)
• Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family (2)
• General Motors (Eastern) TBM Avenger Family (2)
• Madden, Paul J., 1920-2004 (2)
• Grumman F6F Hellcat Family (1)
• Java (Cruiser) (1)
• Ticonderoga (Antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier) (1)

35 results

[Servicemen working with capsized target sled] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working with a capsized target sled, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, circa 1942-1943.Caption on envelope: "Aleutians -- aboard target towing destroyer / minesweep target sled capsized, 1942."Inscription on accompanying notecard: "Overturned target sled off Dutch harbor / 1943.

[40mm antiaircraft gun on USS Essex firing at kamikaze aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a 40mm antiaircraft gun on the USS Essex (CV-9) firing at a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, May 14, 1945. Caption on envelope: "Japanese suicide heading for C-VL ahead of Essex bow 40 mm guns firing. May 14, 1945 / Archives #80-C-373793."

[Servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Copy negative of print.Caption on envelope: "Respotting SB2Cs / Essex -- 1944."

[USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9), July 1945. The envelope caption notes that the image was taken from the rear seat of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft during final approach.Caption on envelope: "Landing approach on Essex from rear seat AG-83 SB2C, 1945."

[Servicemen relaxing on USS Essex's flight deck] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen relaxing on the USS Essex's flight deck during the voyage back to the United States, September 1945. Copy negative from print.Caption on envelope: "Essex crew soaking up sun on way home, Sept. 1945."

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident. Caption on envelope: "Untitled."

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident. Caption on envelope: "Untitled."

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic] hit, Nov. 25, 1944 / (2 of 3)."

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic] hi, Nov. 25, 1944 / (3 of 3)."

[Hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack] (Item)

Photograph of a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic], Nov. 25, 1944 / (1 of 3)."