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Lot # 401: 1945 "Flag Raising Over Iwo Jima", Vintage Still Photo by Bill Genaust (Extremely Rare)

Category: Military/Political

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 18 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "June Monthly 2017",
which ran from 6/4/2017 10:30 PM to
6/17/2017 8:00 PM



Often lost in the iconic story of Joe Rosenthal's photo of marines raising the American Flag over Iwo Jima is that the whole thing was also captures on film. Bill Genaust stood right next to Joe Rosenthal and captured it all! Genaust and his film are a sad footnote to the photo as he was killed on Iwo Jima shortly after he filmed the event, and his contribution to the war is wildly underrated. The offered image is a vintage dated 1945 still frame image from the film taken by Genaust and is one of the only ones we have ever seen offered for sale. An important piece of WWII history in fine condition.

Size: 3.5x4.5
Designation: Vintage 1(b)
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 3.5/5
Overall Grade: 8/10

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