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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE06-14
Creator NISHIDA Terumi
Age at the Time 33
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 780m
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×38
Description Trapped under fallen pillars, children surrounded by flames called for their mother.
780m from the hypocenter, Nishi-hikimido-cho (now, Tokaichi-machi 2-chome)
August 6, 1945, 11:00 a.m.
Terumi Nishida (33 at time of bombing, 62 at time of drawing)
Explanation in picture
Three children were trapped under beams. From inside the flames they were screaming for their mother. Their frantic mother was outside, unable to save them or to run away. Imagine how that mother felt. But flames were burning at her feet.

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