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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE15-02
Creator UESUGI Ayako
Age at the Time 45
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,000m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×38
Description Suffering with full-body burns
Drawing / Ayako Uesugi
Around 11:00 a.m., August 6, 1945
Approx. 2,000m from the hypocenter Funairi-kawaguchi-cho
This drawing depicts the scene Ayako saw as she fled from her home with Kazuji. By this time, Kazuji was too weak to stand unassisted, and Ayako actually saw his burns swelling. He kept saying, "I can't take it. I can't take it. Give me some water. Give me water."

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