Water pump storage for volunteer fire corps, crumbled by the atomic bomb's blast
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ID Code
HMIYATAKE0049
Title
Water pump storage for volunteer fire corps, crumbled by the atomic bomb's blast
Photographer
Hajime Miyatake
Date
Between around August 10 and 11, 1945
Location
Matsubara-cho
Distance from hypocenter
1800meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives
Yes
Owner
Asahi Shimbun
Custodian
Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun
Description
A water pump storage for a volunteer fire corps, damaged by the atomic bomb's blast. This was a makeshift space to prepare for an attack on the Japanese mainland, such as with firebombs. The storage was covered with earth and sand and wrapped by sheet piles for earth retention to protect the pump from the bomb blasts.
