| ID Code | GE13-27 |
|---|---|
| Creator | AKIYAMA Kazuo |
| Age at the Time | 34 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/7 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,300m |
| Location | Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 27×38 |
| Description | A mother who burned up trying to shelter her two children 1,200m from the hypocenter, near Tenma-cho (Tenma-cho, Nishi-ku) August 7, 1945 Kazuo Akiyama (34 at time of bombing, 64 at time of drawing) Explanation in picture A mother and her two children had been swallowed by the flames they were trying to flee. She had dropped forward on the ground, pulling them beneath her, and that is how they died. The children's fingers had dug deeply into their mother's skin. |