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ID Code | NG415-04 |
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Creator | TAKAHARA Yoshio |
Age at the Time | 34 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | 1945/8/6 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 300m |
Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 91×118 |
Description | There was fire everywhere; it was sheer hell 300m from the hypocenter Aioi Bridge August 6, 1945 Drawn by Yoshio Takahara (age 34 at the time of the bombing) [Excerpt of artist comment] On Aioi Bridge a streetcar was burning bright red, the passengers frantically tried to escape but there was fire everywhere; it was sheer hell. |