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Description: | 18th May 1900,
Albion Street, decorated, literally with flags out, to celebrate the Relief of Mafeking. This was during the Boer War (1899-1902), the town of Mafeking, South Africa had been beseiged by Boer troops from 13/10/1899-17/5/1900. The end of the seige was greeted by jubilant celebrations. This view is looking towards the Headrow, on the left the shop with the blind down was Pearce's jewellers shop, later Yorkshire Post Newspapers | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Decorations Albion Street | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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