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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE06-35
Creator MIYAJI Tomiko
Age at the Time 34
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/9/15
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,020m
Location Kokutaiji, Senda areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 31×41
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Summarized
Fistful of bones I took home in a dirty handkerchief
On the list of patients who had been taken in at the relief station on Ninoshima Island, I found only one entry that read: "First-year, Second Junior High, name unknown." Thinking that could be my child, I took a fistful of bones out of the box and wrapped them in a dirty handkerchief. When I realized that the spine was too large to be a child's, the tears flowed.
September 15
1,020m / Hiroshima City Hall
Tomiko Miyaji

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