Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.326
Object Name
postcard
Title
Greetings from NUCLEAR FREE LEEDS
Place
Leeds
People
Nuclear Free Local Authorities
Date
around 1981
Description
An A5 postcard showing a photograph of Leeds town hall in front of an orange sunset. Yellow text at the top reads "Greetings from NUCLEAR FREE LEEDS"
The back of the poscard reads: "For more information on Leeds as a Nuclear Free Zone contact The Emergency Planning Officer, Civic Hall, Leeds 1. / On 24 June 1981 Leeds became a Nuclear Free Zone, the City Council promotes peace education and peace exhibitions, and published LEEDS AND THE BOMB to inform the public of the effects of a nuclear strike on Leeds." In the right hand corner there is the logo of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities campaign, a white dove silhouetted against a black background.
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