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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code SG-0580
Creator Minoru Ozaki
Age at the Time 13
Donor Minoru Ozaki
Date of the Scene November 1945
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2570
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×38
Description Minoru Ozaki (then 13) who drew this picture
Minoru Ozaki was exposed to the atomic bomb on his way to school. The left side of his face and left hand were burned by the heat rays, and he was taken to a relief station in Saka Town. He couldn't open one side of his mouth due to his burns, and remained bedridden. He watched as the people around him died one after another. He hovered between life and death until relatives came for him on August 20. His mother, who had been mobilized for building demolition work, and his younger sister and grandmother who had been at home are still missing.

Employment
In order for the three of us children to survive, I took a job at 13.

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