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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG267-05
Creator Yoshio Kawata
Age at the Time 24
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 4,790m
Location Minami, Ujina areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27.2×24.2
Description Situation at Army Marine Headquarters when the atomic bomb was dropped
The artist Yoshio Kawata (then, 24) belonged to the munitions troop.
⑤Around 8:15 am
Suddenly, a flash and the boom of an explosion shook the ground. Looking up at the sky, we saw a huge cloud rising fast, and it became the mushroom cloud.

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