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ID Code | SHAYASHI0103 |
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Title | Looking east-southeast from the west end of Aioi Bridge |
Photographer | Shigeo Hayashi |
Date | Between October 1 and 10, 1945 |
Location | Takajo-machi |
Distance from hypocenter | 360meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Looking east-southeast from near the main pillar on the north side of the west end of the Aioi Bridge. In the back, from left: Hiroshima Chapter of Japanese Red Cross Society, Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (the A-bomb Dome), the Hiroshima branch of the Bank of Japan, and Motoyasu Bridge. The blast created a gap of up to 1.4 meters between the sidewalk and the roadway. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in the “Peace Database” of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum website |
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