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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG304-04
Creator Shiro Tsukihara
Age at the Time 16
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 3,900m
Location Minami, Ujina areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 25.7×36.3
Description A giant ball of fire
3,900m from the hypocenter Hiroshima Communications Staff Training Center
Ujina-machi (now, Ujina-kanda)
August 6, 1945
Shiro Tsukihara (16 at time of bombing, 73 at time of drawing)
[Notes from the artist]
I came to my senses a few seconds later and looked in the direction of the B-29s. There was a giant ball of fire greater than anything I could have imagined, taking the shape of a donut.

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