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Photos From The Past
Please do not download these images for commercial purposes. The images on this page were obtained from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society and are presented here with their permission. Copies may be purchased from the Minnesota Historical Society.
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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