| ID Code | EMATSUMOTO0007 |
|---|---|
| Title | Vault at Mitsui Life Insurance Company Hiroshima Branch |
| Photographer | Eiichi Matsumoto |
| Date | Between September 18 and 25, 1945 |
| Location | Nakajima-honmachi |
| Distance from hypocenter | 200meters |
| Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
| Owner | Asahi Shimbun |
| Custodian | Tokyo head office of Asahi Shimbun |
| Description | The Mitsui Life Insurance Company Hiroshima Branch was completely destroyed and burned. Only a portion of the vault in the center of the building remained. The building was located near the current “Children’s Peace Monument ” in Peace Memorial Park. |
| Record of publication in literature, exhibition | "Exhibit of Photographs by Hajime Miyatake and Eiichi Matsumoto -- Hiroshima after the Atomic Bombing" (2005), special exhibit at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
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