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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE09-41
Creator ONOGI Akira
Age at the Time 15
Donor
Date of the Scene
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,300m
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 37.5×46
Description The burned skin on both of this man's arms was peeling and hanging.
1,300m from the hypocenter/Temma-cho
August 6, 1945
Akira Onogi (15 at the time of the bombing, 45 when he drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
After finally managing to crawl out of our collapsed house, I saw our next-door neighbor for the first time. The skin on both arms had peeled off and hung from his fingernails. He was desperately looking for his child. Both he and the child died.

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