Details
Code | SG-0300 |
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Creator | UENO Motomu |
Age at the time of bombing | 16 |
Donator | UENO Motomu |
Date of the scene | 1945/8/6 |
Distance from hypocenter (m) | |
Location | Koi, Kusatsu areas |
Dimension (cm) | 15.6×21.3 |
Caption | View of Hiroshima City from Koi Pass Drawn by Motomu Ueno August 6, 1945 Koi Pass Motomu Ueno (then, 16) was exposed to the bomb at a factory 4 km from the hypocenter. As he was fleeing, he saw the city burst into flames and many people crying for help being crushed under collapsing houses. Seen from Koi Pass, the city was a sea of flames. |
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