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Hiroshima: Dedication of the Cenotaph, 1952.

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Title	Hiroshima: Dedication of the Cenotaph, 1952.
Description	On August 6, 1952, seven years after the bombing of Hiroshima, five war orphans unveiled the cenotaph for the victims of the A-bomb blast. It is known as the Memorial Monument for Hiroshima, City of Peace. Approximately 1,000 persons attended the unveiling ceremony. Each year, on August 6, the memorial service is held in front of this monument located in the Peace Memorial Park. In this photo from 1952, one can still see private houses that had been rebuilt after the war in the area that is now the Peace Park.
Country	Japan
Historical Period	Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989
Date of Content	August 6, 1952
Artist/Creator	Photo courtesy of Chugoku Shimbun, the Chugoku newspaper
Subject	Atomic bomb--Hiroshima; Atomic bomb victims
Associated Places	Chugoku (region), Hiroshima (prefecture), Hiroshima (inhabited place)
Type	still image
Format	image/jpeg
Extent	1500 w. x 772 h., 150ppi
Date Photographed/Recorded	2005-11-26
Source	Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima
Permissions	May be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with Fair Use policies. Acknowledgement to be given to IDEAS project, Earlham College, and the Peace Memorial Museum of Hiroshima.
IDEAS Collection	Earlham College Asian Cultures Collection
Institution Name	Earlham College
IDEAS Identifier	ecasia000711
Collection Editor	Thiedeman, Michael
Notes	Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send comments or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Department of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: thiedmi@earlham.edu

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