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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG267-08
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) 24.2×27.2
Description Boys, probably junior high school students, were laid on what seemed to be a door. Their heads were wrapped in bandages, as were their arms and legs, and blood was oozing through the bandages. Their skin was burned and completely black. An army medic told me that they had been mobilized to demolish a building, and were struck by the bomb on their way to work. They were severely burnt and were rescued…

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