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A large camphor tree at Kokutaiji Temple

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ID Code EYAMAGAMI0008
Title A large camphor tree at Kokutaiji Temple
Photographer Entaro Yamagami
Date Around September 11, 1945
Location Komachi
Distance from hypocenter 500meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives No
Owner Mainichi Newspapers
Custodian Mainichi Newspapers,Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Description A camphor tree at Kokutaiji Temple that was destroyed by the atomic bomb. This tree was said to be 300 years old, and it had been designated as a natural monument. It had been well taken care of, with the streetcar track diverted and the sidewalks raised to protect its roots when the city streetcar was constructed.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition
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