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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG425
Creator Masao Yamanaka
Age at the Time 16
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/10
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,300m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 37.9×53.9
Description Emergency relief station made of tin roofing
Drawing / Masao Yamanaka
Funairi-naka-machi
Approx. 1,300m from the hypocenter
With the city full of injured people, relief stations were set up in every possible location. The relief station created along the streetcar track in Funairi-naka-machi had only tin roofing to protect patients from the mid-summer sun and the rain. The injured were laid out on straw mats.

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