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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE11-20
Creator Akira Araki
Age at the Time 37
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,900m
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×38
Description His leg cut off, a junior high boy was asking for help.
1,900 m from the hypocenter, Ujina Line platform at Hiroshima Station (Matsubara-cho)
August 10, 1945, around 10:00 a.m.
Akira Araki (37 at the time of the bombing, 66 when he drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
Crouched at the feet of countless fleeing people, a boy in junior high school pled, "Please help me! Please help me!" I still cannot forget that sight or his voice.

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