The Snapshots in Time Collection

Verso of Photographic Print with Handwritten Annotation, 5th Marine Division Iwo Jima Collection

Verso of Photographic Print with Handwritten Annotation, 5th Marine Division Iwo Jima Collection

The reverse of this wartime photograph bears a brief handwritten notation, likely added by a veteran or family member to identify the person or place shown on the front. Such marginal annotations are invaluable to archivists piecing together the provenance and subjects of unlabeled combat photographs. Project: 218318