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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE05-09
Creator Ayako Ariki
Age at the Time 14
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/11
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,100m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 38.5×54
Description Victims covered with blood lying down in a relief station
1,100m from the hypocenter/Funairi-machi
Around 11 a.m. on August 11, 1945
Ayako Ariki (14 at the time of the bombing, 43 when she drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
Yes, many mobilized students were in this place. They died, knowing nothing, calling for their mothers and fathers. You worked so hard! You gave everything for your country. For your country. Your youthful bodies dyed red with your own blood.

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