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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code SG-0269
Creator Keiso Takamasu
Age at the Time 44
Donor
Date of the Scene September 9–10, 1945
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 410
Location Peace Memorial Park vicinity
Size (H×W) (cm) 24×33
Description Sketches drawn right after the A-bomb
Drawn by Keiso Takamasu Donated by Fumio Takamasu
Keiso Takamasu, the donor's father, came to Hiroshima from his evacuation location on September 9 and 10, 1945, and drew sketches of the tragic charred rubble.

Looking north from near the Honkawa Bridge. The Honkawa Elementary School is seen in the center.
Approx. 410m from the hypocenter Honkawa Bridge

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