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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE26-42
Creator MIYAJI Tomiko
Age at the Time 34
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,300m
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 31.5×41
Description I couldn't save a person who was trapped under a building and surrounded by flames. I could only watch.
1,300m from the hypocenter/Temma-cho
In the morning on August 6,1945
Tomiko Miyaji (34 at the time of the bombing, 64 when she drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
The flames began to rise. There was nothing I could do to help. "Get away, hurry!" the person screamed at me.

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