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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG016
Creator Yoshihisa Harada
Age at the Time 14
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,750m
Location Kokutaiji, Senda areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 25×35.8
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Excerpted
"Water. Water. Water, please."
People unidentifiable as male or female filled the bridge from one end to the other, lying down or crouching. With what sounded like their last gasps, they cried, "Water. Water. Water, please." It was hell.
August 6, around 4:00 p.m.
1,750m / Minami-ohashi Bridge
Yoshihisa Harada

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