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Looking east-southeast from the west end of Aioi Bridge

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ID Code SHAYASHI0103
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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