Looking west at ruins of the Hiroshima Prefectural government building (around the Butokuden Hall) from near the west end of Yorozuyo Bridge
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ID Code
TKAWAMOTO0063
Title
Looking west at ruins of the Hiroshima Prefectural government building (around the Butokuden Hall) from near the west end of Yorozuyo Bridge
Photographer
Toshio Kawamoto
Date
Around November 1945
Location
Kako-machi
Distance from hypocenter
880meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives
No
Owner
Hiroshima City
Custodian
Chugoku Shimbun
Description
Looking west at ruins of the Hiroshima Prefectural government building (around Butokuden Hall) from the west end of Yorozuyo Bridge. The stone monument in the center is thought to be a memorial in Butokuden Hall for volunteer firefighters who died at their posts.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition
Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima
