Illustration
One of the most famous images of the Second World War, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press, was taken 23 February 1945 on the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima in the late stages of the Pacific War.
The image depicts six marines raising the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi. From left to right: Ira Hayes, Harold Schultz, Michael Strank, Harold Keller (behind), Franklin Sousley (in front), Harlon Block. The photograph won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1945.
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Original image by Joe Rosenthal. Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben, published on 26 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Rosenthal, J. (2024, March 26). Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18726/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/
Chicago Style
Rosenthal, Joe. "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 26, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18726/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/.
MLA Style
Rosenthal, Joe. "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Mar 2024. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
