| ID Code | YKISHIMOTO0014 |
|---|---|
| Title | Coal tar melted by the A-bomb's thermal rays that left black shadows on part of the unexposed surface of an Hiroshima Gas Company factory gasholder |
| Photographer | Yoshita Kishimoto |
| Date | Between October and November 1945 |
| Location | Minami-machi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 2000meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
| Owner | Mizuyo Kishimoto |
| Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Description | A gasholder at the Hiroshima Gas Company factory. The photo was taken as a record for Chugoku Haiden (present-day Chugoku Electric Power . Black coal tar on the surface of the gasholder was melted by A-bomb thermal rays, leaving black shadows on a surface area not exposed to the thermal rays. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
| Note | Glass dry plate |