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A-bomb Artifacts

ID Code 3401-0015
Artifact Name A bag sewn by her sister
Donor Toshio Kawamura
Receiving Date 1991/11/15
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 300×400
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 550
Number 1
Location Peace Memorial Park vicinity
Description Mitsuko Kawamura(then,13), a second year student at the First Municipal Girls' High School, was exposed to the bomb at her building demolition worksite. Her sister Yaeko walked through the city but never found her body. About one month later, Yaeko found this bag near Mitsuko's assigned worksite. Yaeko had sewn it for Mitsuko using cloth from her mother's kimono.

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