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Howard Kakita autographed black-and-white 8 x 10-inch photograph depicting the devastation of Hiroshima, Japan, following the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.

The historic image, bearing the LIFE magazine logo in the lower left corner, shows the ruins of Hiroshima, including a heavily damaged building amid a vast landscape of rubble and destruction.

Autographed in purple ink along the lower white border, "Howard Kakita," with the additional handwritten identification "Hiroshima A-bomb Survivor."

Kakita was just seven years old when the atomic bomb exploded approximately eight-tenths of a mile from his grandparents' home in Hiroshima. Born in the United States, he had been living with his grandparents in Japan when World War II prevented his return to America. He survived the explosion despite being buried beneath debris and later escaped the burning city with his family.

Fine condition.

Howard Kakita (1938–) is a Japanese-American survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Born in Los Angeles, he returned to the United States in 1948 and later became a computer engineer. He has devoted much of his later life to sharing his firsthand experiences of the bombing and advocating for nuclear disarmament and peace.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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