| ID Code | TKAWAMOTO0003 |
|---|---|
| Title | Gasholders of the Hiroshima factory of the Hiroshima Gas Company |
| Photographer | Toshio Kawamoto |
| Date | Around the end of 1945 |
| Location | Minami-machi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 2000meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Hiroshima City |
| Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | The roof and walls of this steel-frame factory warehouse were blown off. Two gasholders were severely damaged by the A-bomb blast and shadows of handles, a spiral staircase, and a ladder were etched onto the gas holders by the A-bomb’s thermal rays. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in the “Peace Database” of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum website,The photo collection “The Moment of Hiroshima’s Destruction” |
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