Cover for letters from Billy Akrill

Cover for letters from Billy Akrill

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 gold branch with leaves on the left and a chicken below the hill. Annotated 'Potters Hill, Collingham, Newark, 9 June 1935'. The bottom drawing shows groups of flowers and vines and a figure in the middle. The writing is mostly illegible, but refers to the flowers illustrated and is signed 'Billy'.

One page illustrated document

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