in 1869, later becoming its commander in 1883. He created for the club an album of portraits of its members. This album is the largest known preserved collection of Seik's work. In 1872, he joined the Photographic Society of Vienna. He became a member of the Town Council of Tábor in 1870, and joined its Executive in 1873, with responsibility for Police. In 1878, the weekly newspaper Český jih announced the founding of the partnership of Alexander Seik and Ignác Šechtl. Some of the photos from this time bear the logo of both photographers, while others show individual logos. However, Seik was losing interest in photography, and was turning his attention to politics, so around 1886, the partnership came to an end. Seik became Mayor of Tábor in 1889. In the 10 years he held this position, Tábor grew and developed greatly. For example, the Church of the Transfiguration, and the Bechyňe Gate, were re-built; and the Shooting Gallery Community Centre and the Tobacco factory were built. Tábor also at this time became a significant railway centre. The fulsome newspaper obituary thanked Seik for his services to Tábor, and stated that his untiring efforts had brought Tábor to new glory. External links On-line presentation of exhibit "Alexander Seik and Ignác Šechtl First photographers in Tábor." (Czech language with partial translation to English) Short biography by historian of photography Pavel Scheufler (Czech language) 1824 births 1905 deaths People from Mirotice Czech photographers 19th-century photographers