Hiroshima: National Peace Memorial Hall, sign describing nationalities of victims of the A-bomb at Hiroshima
Dublin Core
Title
Hiroshima: National Peace Memorial Hall, sign describing nationalities of victims of the A-bomb at Hiroshima
Subject
Atomic bomb--Hiroshima; Atomic bomb victims
Description
About 350,000 people are estimated to have been in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. Among these were many from Korean peninsula, which was then a Japanese colony, and include persons from China. Some of these had been conscripted. Also present were foreign students from China and Southeast Asia, and American prisoners of war.
Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send comments or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Professor of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: thiedmi@earlham.edu
Contributor
Thiedeman, Michael
Earlham College
Rights
Material may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with Fair Use policies. Acknowledgement to be given to the IDEAS Project, Earlham College, and the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean
Type
Still Image
Identifier
ecasia000845
ecasia_a_000845
Coverage
Japan
Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989
8/6/1945
Chugoku (region), Hiroshima (prefecture), Hiroshima (inhabited place)
7004499
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
1200 w x 1185 h, 150ppi
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hiroshima: National Peace Memorial Hall, sign describing nationalities of victims of the A-bomb at Hiroshima,” ASIANetwork IDEAS Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://ideasproject.org/items/show/4211.