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ID Code | GE07-16 |
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Creator | Sadako Kimura |
Age at the Time | 45 |
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Date of the Scene | Around August 8, 1945 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 800m |
Location | Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 38.5×54 |
Description | People at death's door lined up on the streetcar street 800 m from the hypocenter, near Dohashi Around August 8, 1945 Sadako Kimura (45 at the time of the bombing, 75 when she drew this picture) Explanation in picture Black burnt bodies on the streetcar. The almost dead lying on the streetcar road, some burnt so terribly they looked like ghosts. It seemed heartless just to look at them―there was nothing we could do. |