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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG114-04
Creator Miyoshi Kokubo
Age at the Time 17
Donor
Date of the Scene
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,430m
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 37.8×53.7
Description A black-burned mother still standing in the entrance near her baby
1,400 m from the hypocenter, near the last stop on the Hakushima Line(Higashi-hakushima-cho)
Miyoshi Kokubo (17 at the time of the bombing, 74 when he drew this picture)
Explanation in picture
A black-burned mother and infant on a streetcar's steps. The streetcar burnt the color of rust had derailed near end of the Hakushima Line, leaving grooves in the road surface. A completely black burnt figure of a woman stood at the exit, gripping the handrails. At her feet the charred corpse of an infant lay on its back.

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