1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
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The 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography honored the iconic World War II image "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," widely regarded as one of the most famous war photographs in history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography canonical | 1 |
| Pulitzer Prize for Photography | 1 |
| Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1944 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T359975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography Context triple: [Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, awardReceived, 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography]
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A.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography is a prestigious American journalism award honoring photographers for distinguished coverage of rapidly developing news events.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding photographic storytelling and human-interest imagery published in U.S. media.
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C.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding coverage of international affairs by U.S.-based news organizations and journalists.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding coverage of rapidly developing news events by a newspaper, magazine, or online news organization.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize for Journalism is one of the most prestigious American awards recognizing excellence in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography Target entity description: The 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography honored the iconic World War II image "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," widely regarded as one of the most famous war photographs in history.
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A.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography is a prestigious American journalism award honoring photographers for distinguished coverage of rapidly developing news events.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding photographic storytelling and human-interest imagery published in U.S. media.
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C.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding coverage of international affairs by U.S.-based news organizations and journalists.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding coverage of rapidly developing news events by a newspaper, magazine, or online news organization.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize for Journalism is one of the most prestigious American awards recognizing excellence in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize for Photography
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journalism award ⓘ photojournalism award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Pulitzer Prize Board ⓘ |
| associatedWithBranchOfMilitary | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountryDepicted |
Japan
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| associatedWithFlag |
United States flag
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surface form:
Flag of the United States
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| awardedFor | Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| awardedForCoverageType | spot news photography ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Joe Rosenthal ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| category | Photography ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkHonored |
documentary photography
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war photography ⓘ |
| hasIconicStatus | true ⓘ |
| honorsEvent |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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World War II ⓘ |
| honorsWork | Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| imageSubject |
American flag
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United States Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi ⓘ |
| isFirstOf | Pulitzer Prize for Photography awarded for a war photograph ⓘ |
| languageOfAwardCitation | English ⓘ |
| locationDepicted |
Iwo Jima
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Mount Suribachi ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkHonored | black-and-white photograph ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with iconic World War II image
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honoring one of the most famous war photographs in history ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pulitzer Prize
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prizes
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| presentedBy | Columbia University ⓘ |
| recognizesPhotographerRole | Associated Press photographer ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1944
Pulitzer Prize for Photography ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1946
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| theaterOfWar | Pacific War ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | February 1945 ⓘ |
| warFrontDepicted |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific theater of World War II
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| winner | Joe Rosenthal ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography Description of subject: The 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography honored the iconic World War II image "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," widely regarded as one of the most famous war photographs in history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
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1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography
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this entity surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Photography 1944
subject surface form:
Joe Rosenthal
this entity surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Photography