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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE18-11
Creator Tosuke Tada
Age at the Time 29
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,550m
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 54.5×76.5
Description I want water!

1,550m from the hypocenter Near Tokiwa Bridge
Futabanosato
August 6, 1945, around 3:00 pm
Tosuke Tada (29 at time of bombing, 59 at time of drawing)

[Notes from the artist]
Covered in blood from walking through the fires, it took 6 hours to get here. People with burns were screaming for water. Someone I didn't know gave me a soda bottle filled with river water and at last I could take a break.

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