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Streetcar bridge bent and buckled by atomic bomb's blast

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ID Code HMIYATAKE0009
Title Streetcar bridge bent and buckled by atomic bomb's blast
Photographer Hajime Miyatake
Date Between around August 10 and 11, 1945
Location Shimoyanagi-cho
Distance from hypocenter 1350meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives Yes
Owner Asahi Shimbun
Custodian Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun
Description People walking on the Inari-machi streetcar bridge, which was bent by the atomic bomb's blast, with some pillars in the bridge's center, as well as ties and rails, buckled. Part of the ties were ignited by the heat rays. Many victims crossed this bridge seeking refuge at the Eastern Drill Ground and other locations, as the main Inari Bridge for pedestrians, which was next to the streetcar bridge, had collapsed.
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