| ID Code | YKISHIMOTO0001 |
|---|---|
| Title | A reinforced concrete utility pole in front of the Hiroshima West Police Station that escaped breakage, collapse and fire |
| Photographer | Yoshita Kishimoto |
| Date | Between October and November 1945 |
| Location | Ote-machi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 100meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
| Owner | Mizuyo Kishimoto |
| Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | In front of Hiroshima West Police Station, a reinforced concrete utility pole escaped breakage, collapse and fire. The photo was taken as a record for Chugoku Haiden (present-day Chugoku Electric Power Company) . The West Police Station was located at 1-chome, Ote-machi, an area closest to the hypocenter. The two-story wooden building of the police station was burned down without a trace. Including Sashiro Matsumoto, the then chief of the West Police Station, all police officers died, having experienced the atomic bombing at close range. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
| Note | Glass dry plate |