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ID Code | HMIYATAKE0010 |
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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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