They take you around the city during the decade but can you add a specific date to any of the wonderful photos which provide a fascinating glimpse into life around Leeds? Suburbs in focus include Richmond Hill, Hunslet and Morley as well as Yeadon, Armley and Tingley as well as Leeds city centre. The images are a mix from the David Atkinson Archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 40 photo gems of Leeds city centre from the 1940s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up to free news and sport emails
13. Leeds circa 1940s
Photograph of Morley Hall Maternity Home, taken during the Second World War when sandbags were piled up in front of the building to protect it from bomb damage. Two young women are sitting in the garden with a baby, a dog and a pram. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive
14. Leeds circa 1940s
A Home Guard platoon in front of Whitehall Road power station, with Ernest Seal, later a YEB executive, in the fourth row back, eleventh from left. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds circa 1940s
Unknown council staff standing outside the Civic Hall, along with a shire horse and the Cleansing Dept. Salvage Van. The Salvage Van would collect scrap metal and other materials for the war effort. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net