Leeds Leodis archive seeks help over old photos

This picture was taken in Dr B's Caribbean restaurant on Chapeltown Road in Leeds. Did you work or eat there?

Leeds' residents are being asked to help identify thousands of unknown people and places in archive pictures.

The Leodis website features 62,000 photographs taken in the city across the decades since 1860.

Local history librarians have picked out a small selection of images hoping to jog people's memories and reveal more about several mystery photographs.

Andrea Ellison, chief librarian, said people's contributions created "a rich tapestry of voices not always heard".

Members of the successful swimming team at Burley Road School were the champions of 1959

The Leeds Libraries service images include distinctive group pictures such as the Burley Road Primary School swimming team (1959) and the Blue Aces jazz band (1930s).

Ms Ellison said: "Comments provide a way for people who have lived in Leeds or visited the city to contribute their own experiences to the historical record."

The Blue Aces Jazz Band was snapped ready to blow up a storm in a 1930s concert

Other poignant pictures including group shots of factory workers, community events and street scenes are available online.

People are being asked by the local history team to identify any facts or stories behind such photographs.

Thousands of other pictures taken around the West Yorkshire city are already featured on the Leodis website.

The lasses of Barnbow No. 1 National Filling Factory were caught on camera hard at work in World War One

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Councillor Mary Harland said: "Leodis is a vital local and social history resource for our city."

Leeds Libraries was doing "amazing work" to preserve the city's memories for future generations, she added.

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