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Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima (NAID 520748)

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Raising The Flag At Iwo Jima: Story Behind The Photo | Flashback | NBC News

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Correcting history of iconic WWII photo of US Marines flag-raising on Iwo Jima

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima I ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS #1

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Pultizer Prize Photograph: Iwo Jima Flag Raising

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Inside The Mystery Of Iwo Jima’s Forgotten Flag-Raising Photograph | NBC News

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, which depicts six United States Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in World War II.
  • Photograph facts 

  • Background 

  • Two flag-raisings 

  • Publication and staging confusion 

  • Incorrect identifications 

  • Legacy