Surgically removed glass fragment

1945-08-06/1965-08

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima, Japan

Chiyoko Kosaka was exposed to the bomb in her house. Glass fragments from a window shattered by the blast penetrated deep into her body. This one was surgically removed in August 1965, twenty years later.

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Title: Surgically removed glass fragment
Date: 1945-08-06/1965-08
Location: 1,000 m from the hypocenter, Teppo-cho
Contributor: Donated by Chiyoko Kosaka　Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum collection

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Surgically removed glass fragment

1945-08-06/1965-08

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima, Japan

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