Joseph Schwartz
Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.

Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.

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Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.
ArtistAmerican, 1913–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.
DateFebruary 19, 1945, printed early 1950s
PlaceJapan
MediumGelatin silver print mounted on board
DimensionsImage: 18 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47.8 × 37.9 cm)
Sheet: 18 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47.8 × 37.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Knox Nunnally at "One Great Night in November, 2009," in honor of Houston trial lawyer Joe Reynolds, a U.S. Marine who fought on Iwo Jima
Object number2010.23
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions (hinged to back of mat)

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