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ID Code | HMIYATAKE0009 |
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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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