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ID Code | MKISHIDA0005 |
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Title | Temporary office of Hiroshima Regimental Headquarters, Hiroshima District Headquarters |
Photographer | Mitsugi Kishida |
Date | On August 7, 1945 |
Location | Motomachi |
Distance from hypocenter | 800meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Film stored at Japan Photo Archive / Custodian: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | This is a photo of a temporary office made of tents and built on the burnt ruins of the Hiroshima Regimental Headquarters First Replacement Unit, which was located east of the Hiroshima Castle main gate. Photographed from the south looking north. A banner hanging from the gatepost reads "Hiroshima Regimental Headquarters, Hiroshima District Headquarters, Temporary Office." Behind the tent the buildings of the Hiroshima Telecommunications Bureau and Hiroshima Telecommunications Hospital can be faintly seen. On the right side of the photo, a man, who is possibily injured, can be seen sitting. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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