Lost hair

1945-08-06/1945-08-06

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima, Japan

Fifteen days after the bombing, the mother of Hiroko (then 18) started to comb her daughter's hair, but in three strokes it all came out except for a fringe along her hairline.

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Title: Lost hair
Date: 1945-08-06/1945-08-06
Location: 800m from the hypocenter, Ootemachi
Contributor: Donated by Hiroko Yamashita 　Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum collection

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