Sgt. Bill Genaust, USMC
Flag Raising atop Mount Suribachi

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Artist Sgt. Bill Genaust, USMC(American, 1907–1945)American, 1907–1945

Printer Pathé News(British, active 1910–1970)British, active 1910–1970

Titles

Flag Raising atop Mount Suribachi

DateFebruary 23, 1945, printed c. 1945

(not assigned)Iwo Jima, Japan

MediumGelatin silver print from 16mm film still

DimensionsImage: 4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 5 1/4 in. (10.6 × 13.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 12 3/8 × 14 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (31.5 × 36.6 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Chris Bach

Object number2010.1840

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

World War II in Photographs

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to 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

Marked in ink on verso (see photocopy in Accession file)
"Sgt. / Henry O. Hansen U.S.M.C. Killed on / March 1st. / 1945 / ... / This is a path new reel Photo. / Mrs. Butler / ... / Iwo Jima"

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