145770 Accession Number: 145770

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Hiroshima, Japan. 1948-08-06. At the centre of the impact when the atom bomb was dropped 1945-08-06, where the Hiroshima post office had stood, a small praying dais was erected. Relatives of atom bomb victims have come to pray for them.

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Accession Number
145770
Photographer
Lieutenant Allan George Cuthbert
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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