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ID Code | RIKUGUN0002 |
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Title | Relief station of Hiroshima City First National Elementary School |
Photographer | Photography team of Imperial Japanese Army Shipping Command |
Date | Between around August 7 and 20, 1945 |
Location | First National Elementary School, Danbarayamasaki-cho |
Distance from hypocenter | 2600meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Hiroshima City First National Elementary School in Danbarayamasaki-cho, about 2,600 meters east-southeast of the hypocenter. Evacuees flooded into the Danbara area, which escaped the fire and was shielded from the blast by Hijiyama hill. The school became a relief station. Military doctors from the Army's Akatuki Corps and doctors from the suburbs provided medical treatment. |
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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