US Marines digging fox holes in volcanic ash, Iwo Jima, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines digging a large fox hole on a beach; bulldozers and a crane are in the background. Official caption on front: "Fox holes in the volcanic ash on Iwo Jima beach. Coast Guard Photo 215-[9]." Iwo Jima, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-03-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Iō-jima
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24.783
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141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--American--Iwo Jima
Foxholes--Iwo Jima
Bulldozers--Iwo Jima
Hoisting machinery--American--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan