Name/Title
Marine Holding a SenninbariEntry/Object ID
22.17.65Description
The black and white image depicts a young man dressed in military attire holding a cloth with a large dark circle (Japanese Rising Sun) in the center, resembling a flag, standing beside a military vehicle that appears to be a tank. This historical photograph captures a moment in time after the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II; the young soldier is hold a battlefield trophy. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". The battle trophy appears to be a Japanese soldier's talisman called a Senninbari.Context
Lawrence and Roy Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division and fought in the Battle Iwo Jima, February 1945, an island in the Pacific which was the site of one of the bloodiest and most famous battles of World War II against Japan. Found at the Pink Schoolhouse sale. Rural Wilton Township School District #20, school District 20; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 17, Pink School house. The senninbari was donated to the Historical Society from the Yess artifacts. It was later sent to the Obon Society who returned the senninbari to a World War II shrine in Japan.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Print, PhotographicCreate Date
September 5, 2018Update Date
July 29, 2026