KEYSTONE - SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE - Lot 40

Lot n° 40
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KEYSTONE - SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE - Lot 40
KEYSTONE - SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE "Iwo Jima. A photomontage of the Marines as they hit the beach at Iwo Jima on D-Day and the memorial service at the Fifth Marine Cemetery in the shadow of Mount Suribachi, where the historic flag-raising was enacted. Attached to the picture is the following poem by Glenn D. Parrot, pharmacist's mate first class. It is titled "Farewell". The verse is : "A pang of grief, a prayer to God, for the brave ones dead under island sod. Then a grimmer eye, a forward chin, the Marines are on the move again", May 17, 1945. Photograph. Vintage silver print, stamps and label with typed caption on back. Image: 19.5 x 24 cm; sheet: 21 x 25.5 cm
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