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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code SG-0362
Creator Shinobu Sugimoto
Age at the Time 18
Donor Shinobu Sugimoto
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1500
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 29.8×42
Description Mother breastfeeding her child
August 6, 1945
Shinobu Sugimoto (18 at time of bombing, 82 at time of drawing)
[Notes from the artist]
Along the levee between Funairi-hon-machi and the Temma Bridge was the Western Playground (red-light district). The fire there was horrendous.

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