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ID Code | TKAWAMOTO0051 |
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Title | Looking west at ruins of Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine from the Western Drill Ground |
Photographer | Toshio Kawamoto |
Date | Around November 1945 |
Location | Motomachi |
Distance from hypocenter | 370meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Center-frame, behind a pair of stone guard dogs, there had existed a hall of worship. Due to the strong A-bomb blast, the stone torii gate and stone lanterns collapsed. |
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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