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Portrait, Vojtěch Kalkus

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ID:: desky/deska6466
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Name:: Portrait, Vojtěch Kalkus
Description:: Photograph from the Šechtl and Voseček archive / record 6466. Vojtěch Kalkus was born on 14 March 1892 in the Pelhřimov region. In Tábor he worked as a construction worker. As a member of the KSČ, he was politically active in the workers' movement. The photograph was most probably taken after "Munich", when the republic lost part of its territory. At that time the capitulationist regime (note: this was not yet the "Protectorate") tried to register all potentially dangerous people. Work groups were established for able-bodied men. This was not forced labour; the men worked for wages and commuted to work from home. They were dressed in military uniforms from army stores. The photograph was probably taken for some document, identity card or similar purpose. At that time he was just under 50 years old. In fact, this is the only photograph of him that survived. During the Protectorate he was one of the leaders of the anti-fascist resistance in the Tábor region. At the end of 1941 he was arrested, interrogated by the Gestapo and held in various prisons. For illegal activity he was eventually sentenced to death, and on 2 November 1942 he was executed in Munich. His wife (my grandmother) carefully kept a few of his letters from prison, which I now have. According to the recollections of relatives and many other people, Grandfather was an exceptional and courageous man whom, unfortunately, I never met. He knew about me; my photograph was sent to him in prison. Note: One of the streets on Maredův Hill was named after Vojtěch Kalkus (but after 1990 it was renamed). Kalkus Jar., Tábor, Hlinice 36
Year:: Large glass plate negatives has been in use in the years 1880-1950.
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Author:: Šechtl & Voseček archive
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Keywords:: portrait, reproduction
Material:: negative13x18
Categories:: Reproductions of portraits and figures of men
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Location:: P13

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