This August 6, 2019, picture shows a girl floating lanterns to mourn atomic bomb victims on the Motoyasu river beside the atomic bomb dome during the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.
That morning, Tanimoto had agreed to help a friend move a large armoire filled with clothes out to the suburbs.
Some people exhibited horrible burns, while others who outwardly appeared unscathed later died painful deaths from radiation poisoning.
Photo: Stephen Kelen Courtesy of Hiroshima Municipal Archives Around February 1946.