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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG280-02
Creator Hiroshi Onishi
Age at the Time 12
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,710m
Location Hijiyama, Niho areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 21×29.6
Description Countless corpses floating, people jumping into the river -at Hijiyama Bridge
1,700 m from the hypocenter, Hijiyama Bridge
August 6, 1945
Hiroshi Onishi (12 at the time of the bombing, 69 when he draw this picture)
Explanation in picture
The east railing of Hijiyama Bridge was partially knocked off. Countless corpses floated in the river.
One after another, people burned over their whole bodies jumped off the bridge seeking water.
I was asked to hold a futon (bedding) brought by a neighbor woman, but the blood running from my head into my eyes blinded me and the futon slipped from my hands.

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