Iwo Jima Flag Raising

Photograph

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Iwo Jima Flag Raising

Entry/Object ID

22.17.73

Description

Marines Raising the U. S. Flag Atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5". Description: black and white iconic photo showing U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division as they raise the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, after winning one of the most famous battles of World War II against Japan.

Context

Lawrence and Roy Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the Second Battalion's 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.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

September 6, 2018

Update Date

August 4, 2026