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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE12-32
Creator HARADA Gitai
Age at the Time 16
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/7
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 300m
Location Peace Memorial Park vicinity
Size (H×W) (cm) 26×36
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Excerpted
Under the broiling sun
The young girl said, "Are you looking for someone?" That was how I knew she was alive. I saw that her wristwatch was biting into her skin and tried to loosen it, but when I touched the skin on her hand, it slipped off, so I could do nothing for her. At least I wanted to get her out of the sun, but there was no grass, no tree, nothing but broken bricks. She was immobile and helpless under the broiling sun.
August 7, just after 11:00 a.m.
300m / near Aioi Bridge
Gitai Harada

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