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| ID Code | TKAWAMOTO0006 |
|---|---|
| Title | Head office of the Hiroshima Electric Railway Company |
| Photographer | Toshio Kawamoto |
| Date | Fall of 1945 |
| Location | Senda-machi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 1900meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Hiroshima City |
| Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | Looking southeast (along the streetcar tracks) from the northeast (the start of the streetcar tracks leading into a streetcar shed). The side of the building facing the direction of the hypocenter was completely destroyed by the A-bomb blast. The structure did not appear to be severely damaged, however, as can be seen from the front where the streetcar tracks ran. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in the “Peace Database” of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum website,The photo collection “The Moment of Hiroshima’s Destruction” |
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