Matsushige, Yoshito, 1913-2005
An injured policeman writes relief certificates for rice rations to A-bomb survivors. Taken at a tram stop near the Miyuki Bridge about 5 p.m., about 1.4 mi from the hypocenter, Hiroshima, Japan. The journalist photographer was the only person to capture images of the destruction on the day of the atomic bombing.
Police pour cooking oil over junior high school children to soothe their burns. Photo was taken on the Miyuki Bridge between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. about 1.4 miles from the hypocenter, Hiroshima, Japan.
Suémi Matsushige, wearing an air raid helmet, attempts to clear some of the rubble in her barbershop home around 2 p.m. on the day of the atomic bombing, about 1.6 mi from the hypocenter, Midori-cho, Hiroshima, Japan. Her journalist husband is the photographer and was the only person to capture images of the destruction on the day of the bombing.