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Shadows of the Yorozuyo Bridge railings

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ID Code YMATSUSHIGE0009
Title Shadows of the Yorozuyo Bridge railings
Photographer Yoshito Matsushige
Date Late October 1945
Location Yorozuyo Bridge
Distance from hypocenter 900meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives Yes
Owner Chugoku Shimbun
Custodian Japan Photo Archive
Description Yorozuyo Bridge, about 900 meters from the hypocenter. The heat rays of the atomic bomb scorched the asphalt of the road, leaving clear shadows of the railings of the bridge. The bridge was replaced in 1981.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition Listed in photographic negative database of Japan Photo Archive, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima
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