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Atomic Bomb, Medical Aspect, Hiroshima, Japan, 03/23/1946 GRAPHIC
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National Archives description "MS Patients: Hideko and Takao Irie, Mother and Child. Establishing shot 3/4 view showing mother with child strapped in position at time of blast. The mother's face and entire body was burned while only the child's legs, which were protruding, were burned. The mother's body protected the rest of the child, including it's face and body. MC Same as above, closer shot of face of mother and child. MS Showing child behind face of mother and straps in their position over the kimono. MS Mother undressed with child on her back. Straps are removed from over breasts to show unburned areas where the straps were at the time of the blast. MCU Showing mother's body burns and child strapped on her back. Mother turns body to chow child's stricture and burns on legs. CU Left leg of child showing burn and stricture. Also right leg. CU Face of child showing no presence of burn, are contrasted with bad burn scars on mother's face. MCU Patient: Masuda. Showing face and upper portion of body. This particular case is interesting in view of the fact that all four children of this woman died as result of radiation affects while she lived suffering only lose of her hair. MCU Sh…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan, Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945, Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), A-bomb, World War II
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