They turn on the spotlight on a city evolving and a decade in which people at different ends of society continued to live very different lives. These images are from photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 22 fascinating photos take you back to Leeds in the 1920s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Harehills
September 1915 and a group of children pose for the camera in front of an outside toilet block at the end of a row of terraced housing in Harehills. Arundel Street is to the left while Gledhow Road is on the right | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. York Road
Improvements on York Road creating a roundabout (circus) at the junction of Quarry Hill, Mabgate and Regent Street, and continuing work on creation of New York Road on the line of Hope Street. Pictured in May 1910. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds city centre
A view from September 1913 looking north along Back Portland Crescent near the south entrance to St. James' Square. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Pudsey
Crowds gather in Pudsey Market Place in May 1910 to hear the proclamation of King George V on the death of Edward VII. The proclamation is being read by the Mayor of Pudsey at that time, Alderman Walter Forrest. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Beeston
Beeston Road, a cobbled main road with tram lines. Pictured is the home and practice of Henry Perkin, dentist. Pictured in October 1910. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Cross Gates
Interior view of the Box Factory building at the Barnbow National Filling Factory during the First World War, taken during its construction which started in early March 1916 and was completed in early May. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net