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ID Code | GE15-36 |
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Creator | Atsushi Watanabe |
Age at the Time | 16 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | 1945/8/9 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,550m |
Location | Moto-machi, Hakushima areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 37.5×46.5 |
Description | Gathering bodies from the burned ruins, cremating them by the river 1,550 m from the hypocenter, across from Tokiwa Bridge (Osuga-cho) August 9, 1945, about 11:00 a.m. Atsushi Watanabe (16 at the time of the bombing, 45 when he drew this picture) Explanation in picture We gathered dozens of charred bodies from the burned ruins in the area and made a pile of burned corpses. Then, we carried them to the river and burned them. |