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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE13-20
Creator MURAKAMI Misako
Age at the Time 45
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/10
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,020m
Location Kokutaiji, Senda areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 38×54
Description Mobilized students who died pinned under a concrete wall
1,000m from the hypocenter, behind City Hall (Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku)
August 10, 1945, around 9:00 a.m.
Misako Murakami (45 at time of bombing, 74 at time of drawing)
Explanation in picture
The blast toppled a concrete wall, instantly killing mobilized student and Volunteer Corps members. My daughter who was working at that site disappeared. I called her until my voice ran out. Call as I might, she never came home.

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