Aerial photograph of Mount Suribachi with Iwo Jima's Beach Green One beyond, circa 20-28 Feb 1945

Caption   Aerial photograph of Mount Suribachi with Iwo Jima's Beach Green One beyond, circa 20-28 Feb 1945 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104195
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 21 Feb 1945
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Jan 2007
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Gene says:
15 Apr 2012 06:45:34 PM

The US flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi on 23 Feb, and a radar installed shortly after that. I would think that this would put the photo prior to the 23rd of Feb.

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