Artist
Joe Rosenthal (American, 1911–2006)American, 1911–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Blood Plasma for Wounded Jap
- Blood for the Brave: A wounded Marine is given a blood transfusion amid the rock-strewn wreckage of Battle
DateMarch 2, 1945
PlaceJapan
MediumTransmitted gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (20.6 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (20.6 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels
Object number2009.1218
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped text on verso - see photocopy in accession file: "NOTICE / This picture is the property of tThe Associated Press ... "
Printed label text, recto right margin: "FX8-March 2) BLOOD PLASMA FOR WOUNDED JAP ... / Photo by Joe Rosenthal, AP ... (APWIRE PHOTO) ... "
Printed label text, recto right margin: "FX8-March 2) BLOOD PLASMA FOR WOUNDED JAP ... / Photo by Joe Rosenthal, AP ... (APWIRE PHOTO) ... "
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