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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE10-43
Creator Tatsuo Nishitani
Age at the Time 37
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,320m
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 25×35.5
Description Crossing Kohei Bridge to the Eastern Drill Ground
2,300 m from the hypocenter, Kohei Bridge (Army Engineer Bridge)
August 6, 1945, about 11:00 a.m.
Tatsuo Nishitani (37 at the time of the bombing, 66 when he drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
Injured people crossed the army suspension bridge and fled as one toward the Eastern Drill Ground (toward the mountain). Two or three oil tanks on the other side were burning with tremendous crimson flames.

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