DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 58509
Iwo Jima Memorial
Model of the memorial, featuring a design based on Joe Rosenthal's
photograph of the 23 February 1945 flag raising atop Mount Suribachi.
The original caption gives a photo date of "c{irca} 1946",
but it was probably taken several years later.
Collection of FADM Chester W. Nimitz, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 53KB; 590 x 765 pixels
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