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Interesting Historical Artifact: Iwo Jima Flagraising on Film

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Posted on July 5, 2008 - 7:08pm at Lean Left
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Here’s something I never even knew existed: live color film footage of the famous (second) flag-raising on Iwo Jima - the one that was captured in the legendary Joe Rosenthal photo and became the basis for the Iwo Jima memorial statue.

Digital has officially taken over

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Posted on February 16, 2008 - 10:43am at JimVoorhies.com
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tThe Polaroid Corporation announced this month that it will no longer make it’s instant film. For those of you too young to recall these things, old cameras used this thing called film. It was a roll of clear plastic-like material coated with light-sensitive chemicals. The shutter would let light in to the film to make the picture, you’

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