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ID Code | GKIMURA0010 |
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Title | A man burned by the atomic bomb (died 3 weeks later) |
Photographer | Gonichi Kimura |
Date | 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 man burned by the atomic bomb's heat rays. He was outside, 1.5 km from the hypocenter, and was exposed to the bomb's heat rays from behind without a shirt but wearing a cap. Three weeks later, he developed radiation poisoning symptoms and died. |
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 |
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