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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE04-49
Creator Toshimi Tokumoto
Age at the Time 37
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/8
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,300m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×38
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Summarized
Tens of thousands of flies buzzed around them.
They used the streetcar rail for their pillow. The stench was overpowering. Torn straw mats were put up to shelter them from the sun, but tens of thousands of flies buzzed around them.
August 8, afternoon
1,300m/streetcar street on the Eba Line
Toshimi Tokumoto

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