| ID Code | EMATSUMOTO0008 |
|---|---|
| Title | Honkawa National Elementary School Building |
| Photographer | Eiichi Matsumoto |
| Date | Between September 18 and 25, 1945 |
| Location | Kajiya-cho |
| Distance from hypocenter | 410meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Asahi Shimbun |
| Custodian | Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun |
| Description | The east wall of the Honkawa National Elementary School building faced the hypocenter. The bomb’s blast pushed the walls of the third and second floors out of shape, indenting them. Many at the school, including approximately 400 children and 10 teachers, were killed. The school building was used as a relief station from the following day. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | "Exhibit of Photographs by Hajime Miyatake and Eiichi Matsumoto -- Hiroshima after the Atomic Bombing" (2005), special exhibit at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
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