| ID Code | HMIYATAKE0005 |
|---|---|
| Title | Shimomura Clock Shop's first floor collapsed from the atomic bomb's blast |
| Photographer | Hajime Miyatake |
| Date | Between around August 10 and 11, 1945 |
| Location | Hirataya-cho |
| Distance from hypocenter | 620meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
| Owner | Asahi Shimbun |
| Custodian | Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun |
| Description | The first floor of Shimomura Clock Shop collapsed. Built in 1928 with a large, eye-catching clock tower, the shop attracted widespread popularity as a western-style landmark on Hondori Shopping Street. Because there was no structure in place to support the heavy tower, the first floor completely collapsed from the atomic bomb's blast, and the remains leaned east. The Asahi Shimbun Newspaper (Osaka) published this picture on August 16, 1945, the day after the war ended, reporting on the devastation of Hiroshima for the first time. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Asahi Shimbun (August 16, 1945, Osaka edition ) |
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