Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

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black-and-white photograph photograph war photograph

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic World War II photograph by Joe Rosenthal depicting U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, symbolizing American victory and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima canonical	11
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph	3
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima	2
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal	2
Raising of the flag on Iwo Jima	1
iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photograph	1
raising of the United States flag on Mount Suribachi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Context triple: [Battle of Iwo Jima, notableEvent, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima]

A. D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
B. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
C. Independence Day
Independence Day is a major U.S. federal holiday celebrated on July 4th commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, typically marked by fireworks, parades, and patriotic displays.
D. Independence Day
Independence Day is Mexico’s annual celebration of its 1810 uprising that launched the war for independence from Spanish rule, marked by patriotic ceremonies, fireworks, and public festivities.
E. Independence Day
Independence Day is the annual national holiday in India commemorating the country's freedom from British colonial rule in 1947.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Target entity description: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic World War II photograph by Joe Rosenthal depicting U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, symbolizing American victory and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.

A. D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
B. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
C. Independence Day
Independence Day is a major U.S. federal holiday celebrated on July 4th commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, typically marked by fireworks, parades, and patriotic displays.
D. Independence Day
Independence Day is Mexico’s annual celebration of its 1810 uprising that launched the war for independence from Spanish rule, marked by patriotic ceremonies, fireworks, and public festivities.
E. Independence Day
Independence Day is the annual national holiday in India commemorating the country's freedom from British colonial rule in 1947.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	black-and-white photograph ⓘ photograph ⓘ war photograph ⓘ
associatedWith	Pacific Fleet ⓘ linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
awardReceived	1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Photography ⓘ linked to: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
color	black and white ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
copyrightStatus	public domain in the United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Joe Rosenthal ⓘ
dateCreated	1945-02-23 ⓘ
depicts	Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ Mount Suribachi ⓘ United States Marines ⓘ linked to: United States Marine Corps raising of the American flag ⓘ
event	second flag raising on Mount Suribachi ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	Sunday newspapers in the United States ⓘ U.S. newspapers ⓘ linked to: Chronicling America
genre	combat photography ⓘ photojournalism ⓘ
hasMisconception	often mistaken as depicting the first flag raising ⓘ
hasPart	American flag on a flagpole ⓘ rocky slope of Mount Suribachi ⓘ six U.S. Marines ⓘ
includedIn	National Archives of the United States ⓘ linked to: National Archives and Records Administration
inspired	United States Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ linked to: Marine Corps War Memorial
language	none ⓘ
mediaType	photographic print ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the most reproduced photographs in history ⓘ iconic image of World War II ⓘ influence on American war bond drives ⓘ
partOf	World War II visual record ⓘ
photographer	Joe Rosenthal ⓘ
placeOfCreation	Iwo Jima ⓘ Mount Suribachi ⓘ
precededBy	first flag raising on Mount Suribachi ⓘ
publicationDate	1945-02-25 ⓘ
publisher	Associated Press ⓘ
subjectOf	United States Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ linked to: Marine Corps War Memorial
symbolizes	American resolve in the Pacific theater ⓘ American sacrifice in World War II ⓘ American victory in the Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ patriotism in the United States ⓘ
theaterOfWar	Pacific War ⓘ
usedFor	Seventh War Loan Drive posters ⓘ
yearOfAward	1945 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Iwo Jima → notableEvent → Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ

Marine Corps War Memorial → depicts → Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ

Marine Corps War Memorial → inspiredBy → photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal ⓘ