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| ID Code | HMIYATAKE0035 |
|---|---|
| Title | Street of wooden houses damaged by the atomic bomb's blast |
| Photographer | Hajime Miyatake |
| Date | Between around August 10 and 11, 1945 |
| Location | Minami-machi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 2250meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
| Owner | Asahi Shimbun |
| Custodian | Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun |
| Description | An east-west street in Minami-machi 2-chome, located about two kilometers south-southeast from the hypocenter. The street is lined with wooden houses damaged by the atomic bomb's blast. No fire broke out in this area, although some damage from the blast was found on buildings on the east side the Hijiyama streetcar line. Buildings on the west side of the streetcar line were totally destroyed and burned. |
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