Photographs that record war, revolution, protest and the political moments of the twentieth century, such as a flag raised in battle, a protester before tanks and a celebration of victory. A photograph belongs here when the cited article places the picture in a war, revolution or political event. It excludes portraits and landscapes that have no such setting. The group includes a famous wartime flag raising, a lone protester before tanks, a celebration of victory in a city square, an early portrait of a revolutionary and a portrait of a refugee in a war. It excludes portraits and landscapes with no such setting. The group follows the event named in the cited article.
War, Revolution and Political Photographs
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Wikipedia)
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōjima no Seijōki) is a photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific
Tank Man (Wikipedia)
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Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or the Unknown Rebel) is an unidentified individual, presumed to be a Chinese man, who stood in front of a column of Type 59 tanks on Chang'an Avenue near Tiananmen Square in Beijing
V-J Day in Times Square (Wikipedia)
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The photograph was published a week later in Life magazine, among many photographs of celebrations around the United States that were presented in a 12-page section entitled "Victory Celebrations".
Afghan Girl (Wikipedia)
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Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Guerrillero Heroico (Wikipedia)
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Guerrillero Heroico (Latin American Spanish: [ɡeriˈʝeɾo eˈɾojko]; "Heroic Guerrilla Fighter") is a photograph of Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda.
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