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Description: | September 1980.
The Lord Mayors of the twinned cities of Leeds and Dortmund are receiving carnation boutonnieres from two ladies dressed in German national costume. This was at an evening event organised during Dortmund Week in the restaurant of Lewis's department store in the Headrow. Dortmund Week was held to celebrate 10 years of twinship between Leeds and Dortmund. The Lord Mayor of Dortmund, or Oberburgermeister, Gunter Samtlebe is on the left and the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eric Atkinson MBE is seen, right. At this time Councillor Atkinson was the longest serving Labour member on Leeds City Council, and had represented Bramley since 1946. He worked for Leeds Industrial Cooperative Society for 46 years. In the New Year's Honours List for 1979 he was awarded an MBE. Councillor Atkinson took over from Councillor Thomas as Lord Mayor in May 1980. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | twin Dortmund Lord Mayor Headrow Lewis's | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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