The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island. The photograph actually depicts the ...

explore a selection of related items in the Smithsonian's collections and learn about the origins of the pride symbol. National Museum of African American History and Culture Photographic slide of a ...

Explore America and discover people, places, art, history, and other items related to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the Smithsonian's growing digitized ...