Symbols of Peace
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Construction of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims commenced
1952
Nakajima-hon-machi (now, Nakajima-cho)
The Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims under construction can be seen in the center. A burial mound figure-shaped design. The construction commenced in March 1952, and the unveiling ceremony was held on August 6 later that year. The official name of the facility is "Memorial Monument for Hiroshima, City of Peace."
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Prolonged construction of Peace Memorial Museum
1952
Zaimoku-cho (now, Nakajima-cho)
A lack of funds due to significant cuts in government subsidies and price appreciation often suspended construction work of Peace Memorial Facilities. On the west side of the prolonged construction site for Peace Memorial Museum, a woman with a little child in a cart is collecting garbage from a house vacated by its residents.
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Lunch during the break
1952
Zaimoku-cho (now, Nakajima-cho)
A woman, during a break in land-clearing operations, feeding her child whom she had brought with her. In families, the loss of breadwinners due to the war and the A-bombing meant that child-rearing women also had to go out and find work.
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Completion of City Auditorium, Peace Memorial Museum, and Peace Memorial Hall
1956
Kobiki-cho (now, Nakajima-cho)
The Hiroshima City Auditorium, which can be seen on the left, was completed in March 1955 with the help of donations from the business world. The Peace Memorial Hall on the right, was completed in May of the same year. On August 6, with the completion of the Peace Memorial Museum, the Peace Memorial Facilities had been established. This photograph was taken on August 1 of the following year.
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Closed-down cheap restaurant
1955
Nakajima-hon-machi (now, Nakajima-cho)
Even three years after commencing construction of Peace Memorial Park, approximately 20 houses, including stores, remained in the area of Motoyasu Bridge. The enforced evacuation began from March 1955. The shack closer on the right is a cheap restaurant now closed down. In the rope-separated area behind the restaurant, land-clearing operation was finished and trees were planted.
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