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Silhouette of the chimney in Otemachi 1-chome

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ID Code YYAMAMOTONTANIGAWA0001
Title Silhouette of the chimney in Otemachi 1-chome
Photographer Yoshie Yamamoto or Nagaji Tanigawa
Date 16742
Location Ote-machi
Distance from hypocenter Unknown
Existence of phorographic nagatives No
Owner Chugoku Shimbun
Custodian Chugoku Shimbun , Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Description A chimney left standing in the vicinity of present-day 1-chome, Otemachi, Hiroshima City. The present-day 1-chome Otemachi was directly under the atomic bomb’s explosion, and it includes the former Saikumachi neighborhood, which became the hypocenter. The entire area was completely destroyed by the atomic bombing.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima
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