Battle of Iwo Jima - Aftermath, from this blockhouse in face of the ridge overlooking the marines beachhead, 4-T gun and dead Japanese soldier on left shelled everything that moved

Image by W. Eugene Smith. © 1945 The Picture Collection Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Battle of Iwo Jima - Aftermath, from this blockhouse in face of the ridge overlooking the marines beachhead, 4-T gun and dead Japanese soldier on left shelled everything that moved

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Battle of Iwo Jima - Aftermath, from this blockhouse in face of the ridge overlooking the marines beachhead, 4-T gun and dead Japanese soldier on left shelled everything that moved,

1945

W. Eugene Smith, 1918–1978; born Wichita, KS; died Tucson, AZ; active New York, NY and Tucson
L.2020.5

Information

Title
Battle of Iwo Jima - Aftermath, from this blockhouse in face of the ridge overlooking the marines beachhead, 4-T gun and dead Japanese soldier on left shelled everything that moved
Dates

1945

Maker
W. Eugene Smith
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 24.1 × 34.3 cm (9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Collection of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Gift of Leo and Nina Pircher
Object Number
L.2020.5
Reference Numbers
0119785

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