Rudolf Žák in 1952 in Levice, Slovakia with his band

Rudolf Žák in 1952 in Levice, Slovakia

Rudolf Žák at the army in Levice, in the military kitchen where he worked

Rudolf Žák in the Tatras in 1982 with a climbing team

Rudolf Žák during the recording of an interview for the Stories of Our Neighbours project

Rudolf Žák during the recording of an interview for the Stories of Our Neighbours project

Rudolf Žák in 2024

Rudolf Žák in his youth

Zdenka Rusínová in 2019

Zdenka Rusínová, 80s

Aglaia Morávková in 2022

Ladislav Jirák, Hradec Králové 2024

Ladislav Jirák, Hradec Králové 2024

Family photo - from left: brother Čeněk, brother Jiří, mother Marie, née. Černíková, sister Marie, brother Bohumil, half-brother Jindřich (father's son), father Jindřich and Ladislav Jirák, Svinčany, 1949

Marriage of father Jindřich and mother Marie, Býšt', 1937

Mum's parents - from right - grandfather Jan Černík, mother Marie and grandmother Anna Černíková, Býšt', 1937

Father of the father Jindřich - grandfather Vincenc Jirák, around 1910

Father Jindřich's mother - grandmother Emílie, née Stejskalová, around 1910

Uncle Josef Černík, Hradec Králové, 1946

Ladislav Jirák, 1951

Ladislav Jirák, Beroun, 1961

Marriage of Ladislav Jirák and Ružena, née Jičínská, 1963, Choltice

Family house, Svinčany No. 4

Ladislav Jirák at work on the lathe in Cyklos Urbanice, 1966

Sample of Ladislav Jirák's work - castle for the Pardubice Castle