"HIROSHIMA" by Hiromi Tsuchida

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Photo Set 14

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Honkawa Elementary School, 700 meters from the hypocenter.

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Mr. Noriyuki Oe
Died in 1957 (18 years old)
<at that time> age: 4; at home (2,000 meters from the hypocenter);

"When I was at home looking at a picture book..." (written at age 11)

Water Bottle
Yoshiko Kitamura (16 at the time) was mobilized to do fire prevention work in Zakoba-cho (1,200 meters from the hypocenter). Her body was not found. Only this water bottle was recovered.

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