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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Image: Joe Rosenthal
Image: Joe Rosenthal

This famous image actually depicts the second flag raised on Iwo Jima following the Battle of Iwo Jima toward the end of the Pacific War—photographer Joe Rosenthal missed the first flag and had to stand on a pile of rocks for this shot.

Photographed with: Graflex Speed Graphic