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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE29-37
Creator MIYAJI Tomiko
Age at the Time 34
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/10
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,900m
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 31×41
Description Lying on the platform waiting for the train
1,900 m from the hypocenter, Hiroshima Station (Matsubara-cho)
August 10, 1945, noon
Tomiko Miyaji (34 at the time of the bombing)
Explanation in picture
I could not stand or even sit up long enough to wait for the train.
I lay down on the platform.
When I opened my eyes now and then, all I saw were legs, legs, legs of the people walking by.

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