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A letter from Gordon Leach offering congratulations on Percy's efforts at the Lents and expressing thanks for photographs received. He talks about his gardening and polo pursuits, and sends his regards to Steve [Fairbairn] and Mr Manning.

Includes:
The original envelope - addressed to Mr Percy Bullock, 3 Short Street, Cambridge, Inglaterra.

A black and white photograph of a Jesus College Crew in full Boat Club attire, and Steve Fairbairn, sitting with a plate. The picture is embossed with Stearn & Sons Cambridge logo.

A sepia photograph of Blake sitting in a sculling tub on the Charles river in Boston, Massachusetts.

Annotation on the back of the photograph reads:

Transcript

Blake, the boatman at the Weld boathouse in the tub. He is very interested in English rowing and says that the only way to row is to get in and ' move the boat.' Or other words, he believed in Fairbairnism!

A sepia photograph of a boat called the Leviathan, a teaching boat, with eleven rowing and two coaches on board. The picture is taken on the Charles river in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Annotation on the back of the photograph reads:

Transcript

The "Leviathan" to teach Freshmen to row. It holds sixteen oarsmen, but is surprisingly light. The coach walks up and down the plank in the middle. The coach here (with the cap on) is Bert Haines, who has met Steve.

A photograph of Steve Fairbairn superimposed above Jesus College Boathouse. Annotation on the back reads:

'Can you take out the slight mark under the left hand side of the face'