145764 Accession Number: 145764

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The Memorial Peace Tower on the banks of the Ota-Gawa River near the "T" Bridge. The "T" Bridge was used as the target for the atom bomb that was dropped three years ago, on 1945-08-06.

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Accession Number
145764
Photographer
Lieutenant Allan George Cuthbert
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 August 1948
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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