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Text on cover reads 'Letters written by W E Akrill (Billy) (aged 13), to his father, who was in hospital in 1935'. Includes two colour drawings taken from Billy Akrill's letters. Top drawing shows a hill with trees on left side and house on top, a…

Woman wearing dark swim suit with 'K' on the front and and bathing cap sits in a doorway. On the reverse 'Me, June 1935'.

Four photographs from a photo album.
Photo 1 is a group of boys and two masters. They are holding a board 'Salford Grammar School 1935-1936 Form 3A'. It is captioned 'Photograph by Stansfield Parker'.
Photo 2 is a group of boys and two masters.…

Photo 1 is six people identified as Arthur, his mother, Uncle Leonard, Aunt Laura, Alison and Charles, at Caldicot.
Photo 2 is Arthur, Alison and Charles, in a garden.
Photo 3 is two women and two children, identified as Arthur's mother, Arthur's…

Half yearly reports from August 1932 to January 1936 from the Wallasey Education Committee School for Boys.

Front quarter view of a single engine, two seat biplane registration K5063 parked in a field. On the reverse 'Prefect G-AHVO, navigation trainer, Spec 32/34 to school navigation 1935'.

Two items, a Silver Jubilee Xpdograph souvenir of John, head and shoulders, captioned 'John'. Two ladies, John and Joy and a car by a building with thatched roof, captioned 'Devon 1937'.

Robert and Alice walking arm in arm. Information supllied with the collection states 'Clacton 1935'

In the centre bride and groom wearing wedding apparel with three men and a woman standing in line. Sitting in front two older ladies. In the background trees. Captioned Mum and Dad's wedding 1935, The wedding of Ernest Tansley and Irene Florence…

A man wearing blazer and shorts sitting on top of a wooden fence with open ground in the background. On the reverse 'Harold Fry on top of Ballard Down, Swanage, 1935'.

Looking from the buffet to the platform. A theatrical prop. On the reverse 'Photo taken from inside the Station Buffet. 1935 1. prize'.

A band playing on a stage watched by rows of men. On the reverse 'Our Cinema. The Camp dance band in attendance Iraq 1935'.

Eight men standing at a bar. On the reverse '1st Prize Coffee Stall, a detail from the Embankment scene'.
A newspaper seller is holding the headline 'Hore Belisha Run Over'.

Two photographs inside the Buffet.
Photo 1 is a man reading a newspaper sitting beside a fireplace in the Buffet. On the reverse 'Fireplace (imitation) & a passenger in the Buffet'.
Photo 2 is four men sitting with a table of beer. On the reverse…

Two photographs of an underground train bungalow decoration.
Photo 1 shows the tunnel. On the reverse 'All this is scenery extract for end of train 1st prize 1935'.
Photo 2 shows the train entering the tunnel. On the reverse 'Train just entering…

Two cranes at work. There is a sign for 'Humphreys Knightsbridge'. On the reverse 'Dhibban under construction 1935'.

A ship full of military passengers. On the reverse 'Goodbye to India 1935'.

Three boys and two girls sitting on and by a stone wall. On the right part of a hedge and in the background a field with trees on the far side. On the reverse 'L to R, Peter, James, Evelyn, Penny and Philip, c1935'.

Two young girls sitting in a garden with shrubs and bushes behind to the right. On the reverse 'L to R, Penny Jenkinson and Evelyn Jenkinson c1935'.

Note 'with love to Jenny from Valerie Shirly Xmas 1935'.

Reports from Kingston upon Hull Grammar School from autumn term 1934 to spring term 1939.

Bill in pith helmet and khaki shorts. Information supplied with the collection states '935 Query Did he go to Egypt with 33 Squadron. It looks possible!'

A man wearing civilian suit standing in garden with bushes and garden roller behind. On the reverse 'Jubilee day 1935, new suit'.

Two images of a group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Hawker Hart. On the reverse is 'Taken at Robat 1935. It was a bit ambitious. Panoramic. Oliver is extreme right - second row. You may need a magnifying glass. The Hangar is canvas -…

An aerial view of the airstrip and camp at Robat. It is captioned 'No 12 (B) Squadron Robat Aden S Arabia 1935/36'.