4-12 Years Old |
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YAMADA Ikue A mother fled the flames with her child in her arms. Year of Birth: 1933 \ Age at time of blast: 12 \ Age when image created: 41 |
KOJIRI Tsutomu Picking up maggots that appeared in the wounds. Year of Birth: 1940 \ Age at time of blast: 4 \ Age when image created: 34 |
KOJIRI Tsutomu Shrine gate and the Hiroshima Dome. Year of Birth: 1940 \ Age at time of blast: 4 \ Age when image created: 34 |
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Early Teens 13-15 Years |
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TAKUMEI Kasumi Dead body of a U.S. POW tied to a bridge rail. Year of Birth: 1930 \ Age at time of blast: 15 \ Age when image created: 45 |
AMANO Katsuko Soldiers cremating corpses on a galvanized iron sheet. Year of Birth: 1931 \ Age at time of blast: 14 \ Age when image created: 44 |
TAKAHASHI Akihiro Running away with a friend. My friend, whose feet were burned, crawled across the wooden bridge over Ota River. Year of Birth: 1931 \ Age at time of blast: 14 \ Age when image created: 42 |
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Youths 16-20 Years |
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ISHIKAWA Fumie Dead pupils on the verandah of an elementary school. One dead boy was standing and leaning on an umbrella shelf. Year of Birth: 1928 \ Age at time of blast: 16 \ Age when image created: 46 |
YAMASHITA Masato August 31: My younger brother who died vomiting blood. His nose was bleeding, and his hair had fallen out. There were small red spots all over his body. Year of Birth: 1924 \ Age at time of blast: 20 \ Age when image created: 50 |
YAMADA Sumako In a split second strange rings of lights spread over my head. Year of Birth: 1924 \ Age at time of blast: 20 \ Age when image created: 49 |
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Children Viewed by Adults |
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SUMIMOTO Sueko Dead students about 14 or 15 years old in the river, and mothers calling their names. Year of Birth: 1907 \ Age at time of blast: 37 \ Age when image created: 67 |
MUNEKIYO Eiichi A child, covering himself with a futon, in front of a house which was burning down screaming “Mother, it’s too hot!” / Approx. 1.3 kilometers from the hypocenter / August 6, 1945, around 11:00 a.m. / Eiichi Munekiyo Year of Birth: 1912 \ Age at time of blast: 33 \ Age when image created: 62 |
TANIMINE Fusatarō A junior high school student was exposed to the bomb while demolishing buildings for a firebreak. He was taken home by his teacher. His skin had peeled off and hung down. He died that night. Year of Birth: 1899 \ Age at time of blast: 45 \ Age when image created: 75 |
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Overview of August 6, 1945 |
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YAMABE Shōji Ruins of a barber shop. A skelton remained sitting on a chair. Year of Birth: 1903 \ Age at time of blast: 42 \ Age when image created: 71 |
MIYAJI Tomiko Black rain started falling. Some drank water from a puddle. Others opened their mouths wide to catch the raindrops. Year of Birth: 1911 \ Age at time of blast: 34 \ Age when image created: 64 |
YOKOYAMA Yoshihisa Night scene of cremating the dead at the riverbed. Year of Birth: 1913 \ Age at time of blast: 32 \ Age when image created: 62 |
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Homes Shielded from Conflagration |
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NAKANO Kenichi There was one man still alive in the streetcar, and he asked for water. Year of Birth: 1898 \ Age at time of blast: 47 \ Age when image created: 76 |
YAMASHITA Masao Placing names on the injured before death at Honkawa Elementary School. Year of Birth: 1909 \ Age at time of blast: 36 \ Age when image created: 66 |
KIYOYOSHI Gorō One hour after the explosion: From a hill on the outskirts, we looked out over the city engulfed in flames. Year of Birth: 1897 \ Age at time of blast: 48 \ Age when image created: 76 |
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