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Lost hair

1945-08-06/1945-08-06

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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