ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! WW2 US MARINE CORPS OFFICIAL ID'd + DATED IWO JIMA BEACH HEAD PHOTO
ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! US MARINE CORPS OFFICIAL (CODE) ID'd + (DAY) DATED IWO JIMA HAND CAPTIONED PHOTOGRAPH. U.S. MARINES AND U.S. NAVY SEABEES IN THE BLACK SAND OF IWO JIMA'S (RED BEACH 1) PERFORMING GENERAL UNLOADING OF SUPPLIES FOR THE FRONT LINES DURING THE BATTLE ON FEBRUARY 23,1945 AT 10 AM.
NOTE: A DESTROYED LVT-4 WATER BUFFALO (LANDING VEHICLE TRACKED) CAN BE SEEN ON THE LOWER RIGHT ALONG WITH AN ARMADA OF LST (LANDING SHIP TANK LINED UP ALONG RED BEACH 1)
HAND CAPTIONED ID'd DATE AND LOCATION OF THE TIME THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN BLACK FOUNTAIN PEN ON THE UPPER REVERSE LEFT CORNER:
D+6 ( FEBRUARY 25,1945 )
Red 1
PERIOD EYEWITNESS HAND CAPTIONED SCENE WITH ID'd DATE AND TIME OF WHEN THE ACTION AT THE LOCATION COMMENCED IN BLACK FOUNTAIN PEN ON THE LOWER RIGHT:
General Unloading Starts at
10 am D+4 ( 10 A.M. FEBRUARY 23,1945 )
LARGE OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO.
DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8" x 9 15/16"
VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE FOR ITS 78 YEARS WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING AND PERIOD ALBUM RESIDUE SPOTS ON THE REVERSE CORNERS.
(please see pictures)