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Caption | Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 17 Feb 1945, looking north with Mount Suribachi in the foreground ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||
Date | 17 Feb 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 80-G-310939 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Feb 1945 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 740 x 581 pixels |
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