Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection - Archives Alert
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
Preview
Recommended Citation
[Military] Photograph of Flag Raising on Mt. Suribachi (96-412). (n.d.) Series VI: Archives Alert, 1888–1983. Hidalgo County Historical Commission Collection, ELIBR-0079. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. UTRGV Digital Library. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/hidalgohist_aa/591
Keywords
Military, Flag, Troops, Texas--Weslaco, Texas--Harlingen, Iwo Jima, Monuments
