Here's some history of the first ESSEX and her donation to the country by the farmers and ship makers of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Here are the five pre-CV-9 history pages taken from the '67 Cruise Book. Click on picture for a readable view.

Donated by William G. Schultz

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