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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE36-26
Creator Hiroshi Sakata
Age at the Time 42
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,900m
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 18.5×24.5
Description Hiroshima Station aflame
1,900 m from the hypocenter, near Hiroshima Station (Matsubara-cho)
August 6, 1945
Hiroshi Sakata (42 at the time of the bombing, 71 when he drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
Hiroshima City in ruins, Hiroshima Station aflame, mountain fires.

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