Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic World War II photograph by Joe Rosenthal depicting U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, symbolizing American victory and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf black-and-white photograph
photograph
war photograph
associatedWith Pacific Fleet
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
awardReceived 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
Pulitzer Prize for Photography
color black and white
conflict World War II
copyrightStatus public domain in the United States
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Joe Rosenthal
dateCreated 1945-02-23
depicts Battle of Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
United States Marines
raising of the American flag
event second flag raising on Mount Suribachi
firstPublishedIn Sunday newspapers in the United States
U.S. newspapers
genre combat photography
photojournalism
hasMisconception often mistaken as depicting the first flag raising
hasPart American flag on a flagpole
rocky slope of Mount Suribachi
six U.S. Marines
includedIn National Archives of the United States
inspired United States Marine Corps War Memorial
language none
mediaType photographic print
notableFor being one of the most reproduced photographs in history
iconic image of World War II
influence on American war bond drives
partOf World War II visual record
photographer Joe Rosenthal
placeOfCreation Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
precededBy first flag raising on Mount Suribachi
publicationDate 1945-02-25
publisher Associated Press
subjectOf United States Marine Corps War Memorial
symbolizes American resolve in the Pacific theater
American sacrifice in World War II
American victory in the Battle of Iwo Jima
patriotism in the United States
theaterOfWar Pacific War
usedFor Seventh War Loan Drive posters
yearOfAward 1945

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marine Corps War Memorial
Seventh War Loan Drive posters
depicts
5th Marine Division ("iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photograph")
associatedEvent
Operation Detachment ("Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph")
associatedWith
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
awardedFor
Seventh War Loan Drive posters ("photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal")
hasMainImageSource
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
honorsWork
Mount Suribachi ("photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima")
immortalizedIn
Marine Corps War Memorial ("photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal")
inspiredBy
Battle of Iwo Jima
notableEvent
Joe Rosenthal
notableWork

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