Iwo Jima Assault and Pacific War Imagery Boston Evening Globe Feature Page Published February 1945

Iwo Jima

Periodical

The Boston Evening Globe (February 25, 1945) documents American wartime photojournalism during the early stages of the Battle of Iwo Jima, providing visual and textual evidence of how the Pacific Theater was presented to the home front. Published six days after the initial landings, the issue supports research into media representation of combat, military sacrifice, and civilian populations under U.S. occupation. The featured content situates frontline combat alongside imagery of military burial sites and Chamorro civilians in Guam, reflecting the integration of battlefield reporting and imperial narrative within American newspapers during the final phase of World War II.
The Boston Evening Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. February 25, 1945. Single leaf (2 pages). Approximately 22 x 16 inches unfolded. The recto is dominated by a large illustrated feature titled “New Marine History Being Written in Blood at Iwo Jima,” accompanied by three war-correspondent photographs depicting Marine landing craft approaching heavily defended shores, troops advancing across obstacle-strewn beaches, and wrecked landing barges and vehicles amid smoke and bombardment. Captions emphasize exposure to enemy fire and the intensity of coordinated assault operations. A secondary feature, “Markers Along the Road to Tokyo,” includes an image of an American naval officer examining rows of grave markers in Guam, with one cross identified as “Davis, J.W., 1st Sgt.” A final photograph shows two Chamorro children standing among damaged structures, described in the caption as assisting American forces following liberation. The verso contains dense classified advertisements typical of wartime urban newspapers.
Single bifolium leaf. Large-format newsprint. Edge wear, brittle paper, and multiple tears with losses at corners and fold lines; all text and principal images remain legible; overall fair condition. Issued during a decisive phase of Pacific operations, the page provides concentrated evidence of how American media framed combat, death, and Indigenous civilians within a unified wartime narrative. It offers value for the study of visual culture, battlefield reporting, and representations of Pacific Island populations in U.S. press coverage during 1945.

Item #22856

Price: $200.00