Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation). The Sokol (which translates as Falcon') arose as the first Czech Gymnastic organisation in the 1860s. Between the First and Second World Wars the organisation grew to have a million members. The Sokol programmes were organised to have mass appeal across all strata of Czech society and across all age groups
Picture No
10411684
Media ID
46514147
Size
3323px x 4692px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard - Patriotic Card
Date
1922
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