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ID Code | YKAWAHARA0002 |
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Title | A relief station made of tents along the Otagawa River embankment by the Hiroshima Second Army Hospital |
Photographer | Yotsugi Kawahara |
Date | On August 9, 1945 |
Location | Motomachi, on banks of Otagawa River (Hiroshima Second Army Hospital) |
Distance from hypocenter | 1100meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Yokogawa Bridge is in the right background. This area is called Motomachi-1banchi now. Tents were built in the ruins of the Hiroshima Second Army Hospital and along the banks of the Otagawa River to house the burned and wounded. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, On display at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's Main Building, Listed in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Collection Catalogue, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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