Sergeant Louis R. Lowery, USMC
Passing a dead Jap [Japanese soldier] with hardly a glance the members of the 40-man combat patrol continue the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt. Suribachi.

Passing a dead Jap [Japanese soldier] with hardly a glance the members of the 40-man combat patrol continue the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt. Suribachi.

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Passing a dead Jap [Japanese soldier] with hardly a glance the members of the 40-man combat patrol continue the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt. Suribachi.
ArtistAmerican, 1916–1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Passing a dead Jap [Japanese soldier] with hardly a glance the members of the 40-man combat patrol continue the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt. Suribachi.
Date1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 9/16 × 13 7/16 in. (26.9 × 34.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (28 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Clinton T. Willour, 1941-2021
Object number2021.148
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThomas Bartlett; purchased by Stan Clark, before 1996; purchased by Will Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed and printed in black ink on applied label, verso, center: to: Fran Manucci // // Passing a dead Jap with hardly a glance the // members of the 40-man combat patrol continue // the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt // Suribachi. // // Lou Lowery [signed] // Lou Lowery Photo
Signed in black ink on applied label, verso, center: Lou Lowery

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