Members of the Sokol women's gymnastics team, circa 1900. The group was under the direction of instructor A. Tesar. This photograph was donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
Members of the Sokol men's gymnastics team, circa 1900. The group was under the direction of instructor A. Tesar. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Czechoslovak Society of America celebrates its 100th anniversary at its National Hall in 1954. Members of the men and women's gymnastics classes performed under the direction of instructor Frank Prihoda. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The St. Louis Sokol Orchestra, circa 1915. The director of the orchestra was K. Trcka. Sokol, an organization similar to a German Turnverein, was started by Czech/Bohemian immigrants in 1865. The St. Louis Sokol organization owned the hall at Ninth and Allen avenues; it is now known as Smile Lofts. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
Gymnasts from the National Hall of the Czechoslovak Society of America march down South Ninth Street in a parade, circa 1940. The parade went from National Hall to Kiel Auditorium; the group was attending a gymnastic gathering on June 30. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
