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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code WH06-030
Creator Giso Shimomura
Age at the Time
Donor
Date of the Scene
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 300m
Location Peace Memorial Park vicinity
Size (H×W) (cm) 27×37.4
Description A rowing barge plows up the Motoyasugawa River.
300 m from the hypocenter, near Aioi Bridge (Nakajima-cho)
Giso Shimomura
Explanation in picture
When the Miyajima Kangensai Festival approached, rowing barges like this would plow up the river.
From "Hiroshima We Miss"
Note: Drawings submitted by Hiroshima residents during a campaign entitled,"Let's leave a pictorial record of Hiroshima and the way we lived before the war"conducted by NHK Hiroshima Station from 1976 to 1978.

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