History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Iwo Jima Operation - 1945


The first flag-raising ceremony on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima February, 23, 1945.
Marines of the 28th Regiment, Fifth Marine Division, hoist the U.S. flag on a piece of pipe at about 10:20 Hrs on 23 February 1945, after they had captured the summit of Mount Suribachi. This took place some 17 minutes before the famous flag-raising immortalized by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.

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