United States Marine Corps Photographer
Two Japanese soldiers committed Hari-Kari in their dugout at Tarawa, Gilbert Island, as U.S. Marines won the 76-hour battle to capture the tiny atoll, December 3, 1943
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
6 11/16 x 8 5/16 in. (16.99 x 21.11 cm)
Creation Place:
Oceania, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.738
Bibliography
Illustrated: Associated Press ID #228308269244.
Commentary
Preferring death to surrender, even if self-inflicted, these two Japanese soldiers committed Hari-Kari in their dugout at Tarawa on December 3, 1943 as U.S. Marines won the bitter 76-hour battle to capture the tiny atoll. Note Japanese soldier's toe still on the trigger of the gun he used to kill himself (right center) in the tradition, though not in the style, of Hari-Kari, Gilbert Island.
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/16 x 8 3/4 Overall: 7 3/16 x 8 3/4
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
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Casualties,
Corpses,
Death,
Harikari,
Japan,
Pacific Theater,
Rifles,
Soldiers,
Tarawa Island,
United States Marine Corps,
United States Marine Corps,
World War II
- Casualties
- Corpses
- Death
- Harikari
- Japan
- Pacific Theater
- Rifles
- Soldiers
- Tarawa Island
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Marine Corps
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 11/16 x 8 5/16 in. (16.99 x 21.11 cm)
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