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ID Code | GKIMURA0008 |
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Title | A woman whose kimono pattern burned into her skin |
Photographer | Gonichi Kimura |
Date | Around August 15 or between around August 30 and September 3, 1945 |
Location | Ujina branch of Hiroshima First Army Hospital |
Distance from hypocenter | 4160meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | A woman whose kimono pattern was burned into her skin by the atomic bomb. The bomb's heat rays burned the darker parts of the kimono pattern into her skin. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, On display at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Building, Listed in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Collection Catalogue |
Note | A color photograph of the same composition as this black-and-white photo was included in the materials concerning the atomic bombings returned to Japan by the United States in 1973. The photo is believed to be a colorized version of the original black-and-white. |
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