Burned-out Hiroshima City (360-degree panorama, 11 photos combined)
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ID Code
HMIYATAKE0106
Title
Burned-out Hiroshima City (360-degree panorama, 11 photos combined)
Photographer
Hajime Miyatake
Date
On August 10, 1945
Location
Shimoyanagi-cho
Distance from hypocenter
1210meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives
Yes
Owner
Asahi Shimbun
Custodian
Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun
Description
The view of Hiroshima's city center four days after the atomic bombing. A 360-degree panorama combines eleven photos. The buildings in the foreground are the Chugoku Shimbun and the Fukuya Department Store. The photo was taken from the roof of the former Hiroshima Higashi (East) Police Station in Shimoyanagi-cho (now Kanayama-cho, Naka Ward).
