1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography

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Pulitzer Prize for Photography journalism award photojournalism award

The 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography honored the iconic World War II image "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," widely regarded as one of the most famous war photographs in history.

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instanceOf Pulitzer Prize for Photography →
journalism award →
photojournalism award →
administeredBy Pulitzer Prize Board →
associatedWithBranchOfMilitary United States Marine Corps →
associatedWithCountryDepicted Japan →
United States Marine Corps →
associatedWithFlag Flag of the United States →
awardedFor Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →
awardedForCoverageType spot news photography →
awardedTo Joe Rosenthal →
awardYear 1945 →
category Photography →
conflictContext World War II →
country United States →
field photography →
photojournalism →
genreOfWorkHonored documentary photography →
war photography →
hasIconicStatus true →
honorsEvent Battle of Iwo Jima →
World War II →
honorsWork Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →
imageSubject American flag →
United States Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi →
isFirstOf Pulitzer Prize for Photography awarded for a war photograph →
languageOfAwardCitation English →
locationDepicted Iwo Jima →
Mount Suribachi →
mediumOfWorkHonored black-and-white photograph →
notableFor association with iconic World War II image →
honoring one of the most famous war photographs in history →
partOf Pulitzer Prizes →
presentedBy Columbia University →
recognizesPhotographerRole Associated Press photographer →
relatedAward Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1944 →
Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1946 →
theaterOfWar Pacific War →
timePeriodDepicted February 1945 →
warFrontDepicted Pacific theater of World War II →
winner Joe Rosenthal →
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →
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1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography ("Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1944") →
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