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Photos From The Past
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Photo 1 - Sokol Slet, Harriet Island, St. Paul.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1915
Location no. GV3.9S r2
Photo 2 - Sokol camp erected in 1926, Pine City.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date ca. 1930
Location no. GV3.9S p28
Negative no. 39617
Photo 3 - St. Paul Sokol.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1935
Location no. GV3.9S p16
L to R: Evelyn Heyduk, Irene Manning, Sylvia Smolik, Mildred Posavad, Florence Jansen, Helen Jelinek, Hattie Sopkowiak (Fisher, Fischback) and "class leader" Georgiana Smolik
Photo 4 - Women in Czech costume, St. Paul Sokol Society.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date ca. 1935
Location no. GT1.8 p53
Photo 5 - Gymnastics instructors.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1936
Location no. GV3.9S p17
Negative no. 46112
Photo 6 - Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul Sokol Society.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1941
Location no. N6.1 p12
Negative no. 80479
Photo 7 - Poster for Sokol gymnastics festival at the fairgrounds.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1938
Location no. GV3.9S p21
Negative no. 22043
Photo 8 - Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul Sokol Society.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1941
Location no. N6.1 p13
Negative no. 80478
Photo 9 - Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul Sokol Society.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1941
Location no. N6.1 r1
Photo 10 - Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1941
Location no. N6.1 r2
Photo 11 - Julia Drkula and Robert Trojan in Czech national costume.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1931
Location no. GT1.8 r40
Photo 12 - Robert and Marilyn Vanek in Czech costume.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1934
Location no. GT1.8 r43
Negative no. 79185
Photo 13 - Czechoslovakian dancers, International Institute Folk Festival.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1934
Photographer: Ambassador Atelier Incorporated
Location no. N6.1 p1
Negative no. 12685
Possible women in no particular order: Mrs. Albert Buzicky, Mrs. John Manavec, Mrs. John Pilney, Mrs. Albert Smolik, Mrs. Otto Swoboda and Mrs. Frank Vanek.
Photo 14 - Woman in Czech costume displaying decorated cookies.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date ca. 1935
Location no. GT1.8 p31
Photo 15 - Women in Czech costumes.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Photographer: A. Atelier
Date 1938
Location no. GT1.8 p27
Negative no. 39555
Photo 16 - Preparing for Czech bazaar at CSPS Hall, St. Paul, sponsored by Czech American National Alliance.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 1941
Location no. GT5.3 p64
Photo 17 - C.S.P.S. (Czech Slavonic Benefit Association) Hall, 381-383 Michigan Street, St. Paul.
Minnesota Historical Society
Photograph Collection
Date 8/20/1976
Location no. MR2.9 SP5.3 p138
Negative no. 01644-8