Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection - Archives Alert

 

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Identifier

96-412

Description

Flag raising on Mount Suribachi.

"After AP Photographer Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning Photo, February 23, 1945. Marine corporal Harlon C. Block, of Weslaco, who was killed in action on Iwo Jima on March 1, 1945. Corporal Block is shown in the inset and at right, guiding the staff of the flag."

Physical Description

.JPG, Black and White Photograph

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Keywords

Military, Flag, Troops, Texas--Weslaco, Texas--Harlingen, Iwo Jima, Monuments

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