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D1573 - Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier - 1916-1969
- 1 - Drawings and correspondence
  - 1 - Album of drawings by H J Rylands during active service depicting situations and people, often with comic comments, including transport, billets, gas mask, hospital 'trench French', self portrait and portraits of other officers including Major W W Hammond; places mentioned include Newmarket, Béthune, Givenchy, Bliesheim, Natoye, Vermelles, Loos, Robecq, Abbeville, Camiers; including official Christmas card 1918 - 1916-1918

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1573/1/1/10
Title	Cartoon by H J Rylands captioned 'OUR HUTS ARE SO COOL AND AIRY'
Date	30 Mar 1916
Description	Interior view of a hut as if one side wall removed to allow a view of the interior: two windows to the right and a desk toward the rear; in the middle distance a cat paws a puddle on the floor; in the foreground an ancient stove with three figures: a man seated wearing a balaclava or hood holds hands and booted feet to the stove; a man in service uniform stands with his back to the stove with his hands to the stove; a third man in a greatcoat sits with hands on the flue leading from the stove; above them water falls on them from a leak in the ceiling.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
Format	Artwork
Physical Description	Ink drawing
Copies	A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Term	First World War (1914-1918)
	Cartoons
	Art
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