To the City
−Search, Rescue, and Relief−
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Immediately after the bombing, large numbers of people entered the city to help with rescue and relief activities or to look for family members. Many who came into the city center in the days soon after the bombing were affected by residual radiation.
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 People involved in rescue activitiesAugust 7 Yokogawa 3-chome 1,700m from the hypocenterTaken by Mitsugi Kishida Courtesy of Teppei Kishida |
 Gas maskTadashi Karakawa (then, 28) had been working at the Kure Naval Arsenal. Around August 7, he entered Hiroshima City wearing this gas mask, to search for his younger brother Ryuzo.Donated by Ryuzo Karakawa |
 Instructions for 1941-issued gas masks to be used during air raids (Type A)Donated by Kiyoshi Amano |
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 Moving into the cityAugust 9 Ko-machi 730m from the hypocenterTaken by Mitsugi Kishida Courtesy of Teppei Kishida |
 HookTakumi Nakamura (then, 45) of the civil defense team of Yasu Village used this hook to pull out the corpses that were floating in the river.Donated by Kenji Nakamura |
People coming and goingThe buildings at the back are Geibi Bank Central Branch and Sumitomo Bank Hiroshima Branch.August 9 Kamiya-cho 260m from the hypocenter Taken by Mitsugi Kishida Courtesy of Teppei Kishida |
City of rubbleMid August Yamaguchi-cho 1,180m from the hypocenterTaken by Yotsugi Kawahara Courtesy of Association of the Photographers of the Atomic (Bomb) Destruction of Hiroshima |