| ID Code | MKISHIDA0008 |
|---|---|
| Title | Looking east from the Fukuya Department Store new building |
| Photographer | Mitsugi Kishida |
| Date | Between August 7 and 8, 1945 |
| Location | Ebisu-cho |
| Distance from hypocenter | 710meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
| Owner | Hiroshima City |
| Custodian | Film stored at Japan Photo Archive ／ Custodian: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | Looking east from the Fukuya Department Store new building. From the center to the right are the Hiroshima Higashi (East) Police Station and the Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper Company new building. In the foreground of the picture is a streetcar (probably No. 421) that was exposed to the atomic bombing in front of the Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper Company. This streetcar departed from Hiroshima Station and was on the outbound line at the moment of the bombing, as shown in this photo. However, the streetcar was moved to the opposite, north side of the sidewalk relatively soon after. This photo was taken from the emergency stairs of the Fukuya Department Store new building. The original plan was to photograph the entire city from the rooftop, but the 8th floor was too hot to enter due to the still-smoldering embers, so the photographer took what photos he could. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Listed in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Collection Catalogue, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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