Artist
Sgt. Bill Genaust, USMCAmerican, 1907–1945
Printer
Pathé NewsBritish, 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)
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
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
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"
"Sgt. / Henry O. Hansen U.S.M.C. Killed on / March 1st. / 1945 / ... / This is a path new reel Photo. / Mrs. Butler / ... / Iwo Jima"
Unsigned
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