Top PageA-bomb Drawings by SurvivorsDetails
ID Code | GE06-12 |
---|---|
Creator | Yoshie Michida |
Age at the Time | 30 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | 1945/8/6 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,500m |
Location | Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 27×39 |
Description | Child fleeing on a raft, a screaming mother too slow to climb on 1,500 m from the hypocenter, downstream from Sumiyoshi Bridge August 6, 1945, about 10:00 a.m. Yoshie Michida (30 at the time of the bombing, 59 when she drew this picture) Explanation in picture Among the survivors taking refuge downstream from Sumiyoshi Bridge, a child got onto a raft. The mother, too slow to get on, was screaming hysterically as if she were dying. |