| ID Code |
GKIMURA0017 |
| Title |
A soldier with symptoms of radiation poisoning due to the atomic bomb (hemorrhagic skin spots, mouth ulcers, hair loss, near death) |
| Photographer |
Gonichi Kimura |
| Date |
On 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 solider with symptoms of radiation poisoning (then 21 years old). He was exposed to the atomic bomb in a wooden house in the Infantry First Reserve (Chugoku 104 Corps) 1 km from the hypocenter. He suffered cuts on his back, right elbow, and the right side of his abdomen, and he was treated at the Corps. He noticed hair loss on August 18. On August 29, he developed bleeding on gums and subcutaneous hemorrhagic spots. On August 30 he was hospitalized. He had a fever from the the evening of August 31. On September 1, he suffered a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing, bleeding from the gums, and many hemorrhagic spots appeared on his upper body and face. On September 2, he became disoriented and started mumbling, and he died at 21:30 on September 3. This photo was taken two hours before his death. Photographer Gonichi Kimura accompanied Dr. Masao Tsuzuki of Tokyo Imperial University. Dr. Tsuzuki asked Kimura to take focused shoots of those dying from radiation, and he took pictures of the wounded. They visited many of the wounded, some of whom died while being photographed.
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| Record of publication in literature, exhibition |
Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| 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. |
