Yamagata Yasuko

Age at the time of bombing: 17
Date of the scene:
1945/8/7
Approximate time of the scene: 8:00 a.m.
Distance from hypocenter:
1,000 m
Location:
Kanayama, Nobori areas

Dimension: 27 × 38 cm

I gasped at a strange sight and approached for a better look. The corpse of a woman cradling her baby, both charred completely black, while the woman remained in running position, one leg raised.

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