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ID Code | GE15-46 |
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Creator | Chiyoe Kagawa |
Age at the Time | 39 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | 1945/8/6 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,400m |
Location | Moto-machi, Hakushima areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 38×53.5 |
Description | The mother could not break through the wall trapping her daughter alive 1,400m from the hypocenter Nishi-hakushima-cho August 6, 1945 Drawn by Chiyoe Kagawa (age 39 at the time of the bombing) [Excerpt of artist comment] A woman was attacking the wall of a collapsed house, underneath which her daughter was trapped. Fire was fast approaching. The mother could not break through the wall trapping her daughter alive. |