The horrors are there, but he has selected from the mass of evidence, case histories that are important for medical science, human stories that touch the heart. Hachiya yet sustained a triumphant detachment of spirit that enabled him to lift others to his level. Seriously wounded himself, his home wiped out, his worldly possessions destroyed, Dr. Hachiya, director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital, kept meticulous notes on the details,- personal, human and medical, that seemed to him important in the days between August 6th and September 30th.
But primarily this is a human document, courageous, compassionate, horrifyingly vivid, immediate in its portrayal of the aftermath of the use of the first atom bomb. Carpenter Foundation.This is an emotional as well as an intellectual experience, and should go far towards emphasizing the changed ""climate of opinion"" in which we now view the use of nuclear weapons in offensive warfare. This exhibition was sponsored in part by the E. This was followed by Allied Occupation orders to destroy films and prints, from professional and amateur citizen photographers alike, allowing them to control the narrative, memory, and history of the atomic bomb and Hiroshima, all of which still linger today.
The people of Hiroshima were not only dealing with death, but also the destruction of many of their usual tools that would allow people to provide witness to that day. It also provides details that might otherwise have been forgotten, especially when one considers how few photographs from August 6, 1945, exist. It is crucial in understanding the horrors of that day, relaying facts and perspectives as they occurred instead of relying on memory after months or years. At its center is Hiroshima Diary, which provides a doctor’s perspective on the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its immediate aftermath. This exhibit explores the horrors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, but also the medical staff heroes, who during an unprecedented time, treated patients and worked to understand the mysterious medical implications of the bombing.
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