Ground Zero 1945

Amazingly touching pictures by atomic bomb survivors.

ARIKI Ayako
Lines of survivors fleeing in silence at Ochigodao Peak.
Year of Birth: 1931 \ Age at time of blast: 14 \ Age when image created: 43

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

TAKAKURA Akiko
A woman driven by unbearable thirst trying to catch black raindrops in her mouth.
Year of Birth: 1925 \ Age at time of blast: 19 \ Age when image created: 49

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