Abstract
This article examines two iconic American photographs Flag-raising on Iwo Jima (1945) and Ground Zero Spirit (2001). The ways in which the latter draws on the former encourages viewers to understand the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 through a frame of reference directly related to the experience and cultural memory of World War II. By detailing the changing meaning of the Flag-raising photograph in US history from 1945 to the present day, and examining how Ground Zero Spirit calls only on particular and partial aspects of this complex and contested history, this article profiles the political consequences of one image begetting another in this way. The photographs can be found online: Flag-raising on Iwo Jima <ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.iwojima.com/">http://www.iwojima.com/</ext-link> and Ground Zero Spirit <ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.groundzerospirit.org/">http://www.groundzerospirit.org/</ext-link>.
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