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ID Code | YKUNIHIRA0003 |
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Title | Ote-machi Street, facing north from the Mainichi Newspapers Hiroshima branch office, which was destroyed by fire |
Photographer | Yukio Kunihira |
Date | On August 9, 1945 |
Location | Ote-machi |
Distance from hypocenter | 290meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
Owner | Mainichi Newspapers |
Custodian | Mainichi Newspapers,Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Looking north from in front of the burnt ruins of the Mainichi Newspapers Hiroshima branch office (built of wood; located at 3-39 Ote-machi, now 2-5 Ote-machi) on Ote-machi Street. The Hiroshima Gas head office can be seen on the left; the Hiroshima Bank assembly hall, Nippon Life Insurance Hiroshima branch, and Sanwa Bank Hiroshima branch on the right. A burnt gatepost and wreckage of an automobile can be seen in the right foreground. |
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