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Hiroshima City reduced to ruins

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ID Code HMIYATAKE0010
Title Hiroshima City reduced to ruins
Photographer Hajime Miyatake
Date Between around August 10 and 11, 1945
Location Kojin Bridge
Distance from hypocenter 1900meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives Yes
Owner Asahi Shimbun
Custodian Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun
Description Hiroshima City in ruins; photo taken from the center of Kojin Bridge looking south-southwest. Hiroshima Dentetsu streetcar's Hijiyama Line track is laid along the Enko River, from right to left. It turns 90 degrees on the left end, passing along the foot of Hijiyama hill to Kyobashi River. This streetcar line is said to have separated the degree of damage in the area, from completely destroyed to partially destroyed.
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