File:Closer view of the west elevation and plaza - United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Marshall Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, VA HALS VA-9-5.tif
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[edit]Closer view of the west elevation and plaza - United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Marshall Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, VA | |||||
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Photographer |
Boucher, Jack E. |
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Title |
Closer view of the west elevation and plaza - United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Marshall Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, VA |
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Description |
de Weldon, Felix G; Rosenthal, Joseph; Peets, Elbert; Peaslee, Horace G; Stevenson, Markley; Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation; Smith, Wendy, field team; Davidson, Paul, field team; McNatt, Jason, field team; Schara, Mark, project manager; Boucher, Jack E, photographer; Price, Virginia Barrett, historian; Price, Virginia B, transmitter; Schara, Mark, project manager; Price, Virginia B, transmitter |
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Depicted place | Virginia; Arlington County; Arlington | ||||
Date | 2005 | ||||
Dimensions | 5 x 7 in. | ||||
Current location |
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print |
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Accession number |
HALS VA-9-5 |
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Notes |
The connection between the Rosenthal photograph, and later the statue, with the generation that lived through the second world war and with successive generations is the intangible quality that keeps the memorial sacrosanct, that enables one site to link past and present sacrifices, lives, and lessons hopefully learned. This connection also sustains the commemorative purpose of the memorial grounds so that respect for place accompanies recreational needs for open space. The second flag-raising on Iwo Jima was one of the most compelling, documented events in Marine Corps history and so evocative an image that it was chosen - by them - to represent that past, and their sacrifices in the memorial. For the Marines, who celebrated their 179th birthday "by unveiling in Washington on Virginia's bank of the Potomac, the soul-stirring statue by Felix de Weldon of the never-to-be-forgotten flag-raising at Iwo Jima [,] every member [...] sincerely believe[d] that no more fitting symbol of the glory and accomplishments of the Corps could have been selected than this [...] dramatization of the Corps's trademark, 'the Marines have landed and have the situation well in hand.'" Many concurred. The Evening Star reported on the dedication, noting that the statue "commemorate[d] one of the greatest moments in Marine Corps annals." General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant, on the other hand, reiterated that the monument was meant to honor "the memories of [all] the brave men who have died in the service of their country." Shepherd also declared it was not "monument to war." Instead the memorial was intended, and has become, a national symbol heralding the achievements of the Marine Corps and an enduring tribute to them in times of war and in peace.
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Source | https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1975.photos.218084p | ||||
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Camera manufacturer | Sinar |
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Camera model | 54H |
Author | Library of Congress |
Width | 5,306 px |
Height | 3,860 px |
Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | Black and white (Black is 0) |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 1 |
Number of rows per strip | 12 |
Horizontal resolution | 700 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 700 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Stokes Software Inc. IWS - Version 02.04.01.01 |
File change date and time | 09:53, 20 September 2007 |