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ID Code | NG114-04 |
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Creator | Miyoshi Kokubo |
Age at the Time | 17 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,430m |
Location | Moto-machi, Hakushima areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 37.8×53.7 |
Description | A black-burned mother still standing in the entrance near her baby 1,400 m from the hypocenter, near the last stop on the Hakushima Line(Higashi-hakushima-cho) Miyoshi Kokubo (17 at the time of the bombing, 74 when he drew this picture) Explanation in picture A black-burned mother and infant on a streetcar's steps. The streetcar burnt the color of rust had derailed near end of the Hakushima Line, leaving grooves in the road surface. A completely black burnt figure of a woman stood at the exit, gripping the handrails. At her feet the charred corpse of an infant lay on its back. |