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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG370-06
Creator Ichiro Yamada
Age at the Time 18
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/7
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,100m
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 23.2×33.1
Description First time getting my wounds wrapped
August 7, 1945
Ichiro Yamada (18 at time of bombing, 75 at time of drawing)
[Notes from the artist]
The first time my wounds were bandaged was by a group of nurses from Mihara who had come to provide aid. I had been picked up by a passing wagon to Yaga Station. I was lucky that a former schoolmate was pulling it. He saved me.

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