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Source: The Hiroshima survivor testimony of Akihiro Takahashi, 1986.
Note: Akihiro Takahashi was 14 years old when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. He was standing in line with other students about a mile away from the explosion, waiting for school to begin. He had permanent injuries from the atomic blast but lived to the age of 80. Akihiro died in 2011.
Ruins of a wrist watch stopped at 8.15, the time atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
A wristwatch found in the ruins of Hiroshima
We … saw a B-29 approaching and about to fly over us. All of us were looking up at the sky, pointing out the aircraft. Then the teachers came out from the school building and the class leaders gave the command to fall in. Our faces were all shifted from the direction of the sky to that of the platform. That was the moment when the blast came. And then the tremendous noise came, and we were left in the dark. I couldn’t see anything at the moment of explosion…. We had been blown by the blast. Of course, I couldn’t realize this until the darkness disappeared. I was actually blown about 10 meters.... Everything collapsed for as far as I could see. I felt the city of Hiroshima had disappeared all of a sudden. Then I looked at myself and found my clothes had turned into rags due to the heat. I was probably burned at the back of the head, on my back, on both arms and both legs. My skin was peeling and hanging, like this. Automatically I began to walk, heading west because that was the direction of my home…. I saw a man whose skin was completely peeled off the upper half of his body and a woman whose eyeballs were sticking out. Her whole body was bleeding. A mother and her baby were lying with skin completely peeled off. We desperately made a way, crawling.... The heat was tremendous. And I felt like my body was burning all over. For my burning body the cold water of the river was as precious as the treasure. Then I left the river, and I walked along the railroad tracks in the direction of my home….
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Source: The Hiroshima survivor testimony of Akihiro Takahashi, 1986.
Note: Akihiro Takahashi was 14 years old when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. He was standing in line with other students about a mile away from the explosion, waiting for school to begin. He had permanent injuries from the atomic blast but lived to the age of 80. Akihiro died in 2011.
Ruins of a wrist watch stopped at 8.15, the time atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
A wristwatch found in the ruins of Hiroshima
We … saw a B-29 approaching and about to fly over us. All of us were looking up at the sky, pointing out the aircraft. Then the teachers came out from the school building and the class leaders gave the command to fall in. Our faces were all shifted from the direction of the sky to that of the platform. That was the moment when the blast came. And then the tremendous noise came, and we were left in the dark. I couldn’t see anything at the moment of explosion…. We had been blown by the blast. Of course, I couldn’t realize this until the darkness disappeared. I was actually blown about 10 meters.... Everything collapsed for as far as I could see. I felt the city of Hiroshima had disappeared all of a sudden. Then I looked at myself and found my clothes had turned into rags due to the heat. I was probably burned at the back of the head, on my back, on both arms and both legs. My skin was peeling and hanging, like this. Automatically I began to walk, heading west because that was the direction of my home…. I saw a man whose skin was completely peeled off the upper half of his body and a woman whose eyeballs were sticking out. Her whole body was bleeding. A mother and her baby were lying with skin completely peeled off. We desperately made a way, crawling.... The heat was tremendous. And I felt like my body was burning all over. For my burning body the cold water of the river was as precious as the treasure. Then I left the river, and I walked along the railroad tracks in the direction of my home….
Source: (Primary or Secondary)
Main Idea of the Document
Key quote, image or data
Analytical category (bucket) primary or secondary
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**Source**: Primary
**Main Idea of the Document**: The testimony of Akihiro Takahashi provides a harrowing firsthand account of the moments before, during, and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, illustrating the immediate devastation and suffering experienced by victims.
**Key Quote**: “I was actually blown about 10 meters.... Everything collapsed for as far as I could see. I felt the city of Hiroshima had disappeared all of a sudden.”
**Analytical Category (Bucket)**: Personal testimony and eyewitness account of historical events (Hiroshima bombing).
**Main Idea of the Document**: The testimony of Akihiro Takahashi provides a harrowing firsthand account of the moments before, during, and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, illustrating the immediate devastation and suffering experienced by victims.
**Key Quote**: “I was actually blown about 10 meters.... Everything collapsed for as far as I could see. I felt the city of Hiroshima had disappeared all of a sudden.”
**Analytical Category (Bucket)**: Personal testimony and eyewitness account of historical events (Hiroshima bombing).