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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG087
Creator MUNETA Masaru
Age at the Time 17
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/8
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,500m~2,200m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 49.5×57
Description People carrying bodies to be cremated
Drawing and text / Masaru Muneta
Morning, August 8, 1945
Approx. 1,500 to 2,200m from the hypocenter
Funairi-hon-machi to Funairi-kawaguchi-cho
"The bodies were so slippery we couldn't lift them onto the stretcher. We wrapped our hands in rope and were finally able to lift them. We put them on the stretcher and carried them. We carried bodies from 100 meters away and more. I don't know how many we carried, but it was a lot."
Excerpt from video testimony

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