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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE09-03
Creator Masao Matsumoto
Age at the Time 11
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 750m
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 26×36
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Summarized
Sea of fire in all directions
My mother, younger sister, younger brother, and I were on a streetcar from Funairi bound for Yokogawa. Just as the streetcar was leaving the Tokaichi stop, everything turned completely black. I had no idea what was happening. Inside the streetcar was chaos and panic, pushing and shoving, cries of “Let me out!” and “Open the door!” When it got lighter, we forced our way out. Everywhere we turned was a sea of fire, a red-hot hell.
August 6, just after the explosion
750m / north side of the Tokaichi Intersection
Masao Matsumoto

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