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| ID Code | IKITA0001 |
|---|---|
| Title | Yamate-cho, fences of Sanyo Main Railroad Line |
| Photographer | Isao Kita |
| Date | End of August 1945 |
| Location | Yamate-cho |
| Distance from hypocenter | 2100meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Hiroshima City |
| Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | Yamate-cho, about 2,100 meters west of the hypocenter. Sanyo Main Line. Fences along the railroad line using railroad bed sleepers were spontaneously ignited by the bomb's heat flash and caught fire. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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