| ID Code | YMATSUSHIGE0006 |
|---|---|
| Title | Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge |
| Photographer | Yoshito Matsushige |
| Date | Beginning of September 1945 |
| Location | Near Motoyasu Bridge |
| Distance from hypocenter | 150meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Chugoku Shimbun |
| Custodian | Chugoku Shimbun , Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | The wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (right) and Aioi Bridge (left), which was the target of the atomic bomb. The wreckage of Japanese Red Cross Society Hiroshima Branch's building can be seen between the Industrial Promotion Hall and the bridge. The ruined Industrial Promotion Hall became known as the “A-bomb Dome" after the war. Yoshito Matsushige, who took this photograph, recalled, "I think it was the first photograph of the A-Bomb Dome I took.” |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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