The Turners of the Turnverein Germania flourished in the 1890’s. Turner C.J. Rhode introduced P.E. (Physical Education) into the Los Angeles schools in 1892, just like the other societies of the American Turners – then the “Nord Amerikanische Turner Bund” (North American Turner Association) – did all over the US. So if you had or have P.E. in school, it is thanks to the Turners and their societies in the US. In 1895 and 1896 the Los Angeles Turners had the honor to have the Grandson of the founder of the Turners movement as their Gymnastics teacher (Turnlehrer): Friedrich Ludwig Jahn.
The Turners of the TV Germania won 1st prize at the first Gau Turnfest of the Clubs of the Pacific in 1890 in Oakland, CA.
The Turn Section of the Turnverein Germania in 1891. In the Picture Turn Instructor C.J.Rhode, who introduced P.E. in Los Angeles schools in 1892.
Grand Festivities of the Laying of the Corner Stone for the Turnverein Hall on October 22nd, 1893, 321 South Main Street in Los Angeles, California. Festlichkeiten der Grundsteinlegung für die Turnhalle des Turnvereins Germania am 22. Oktober 1893, 321 South Main Street, Los Angeles, Kalifornien.
The Turner Hall in 1894.
A Postcard (drawing) of the Turner Hall:
Outing of the Turnverein Germania, Los Angeles in 1894 with Turners Alice Huebsch, Christ. Krempel, Theo Friese, Sontag, Alma Herbach, Gertrude Gollmer, Will Guenther, and many others.
The United Singers of the second County Turnfest (Kreisturnfest) in 1895:
The Turn Section of TV Germania with the Grandson and namesake of the Founder of the Turners movement, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, in 1895.
The Turners of the Sacramento Turnverein in the same year: 1895. On the flag in the background is the traditional Turners Greeting dating back to 1811: “Gut Heil”, which means basically as much as “Good Luck” or “Do well”.
The Los Angeles Turners Main Street Gym, 1897 
The TVG Ballroom, 1897
The Turn-Section of the TV Germania, 1897:
3rd place at the 27th Bundesturnfest of the Nordamerikanischen Turner Bund in St, Louis, MO. The Prize of Honor for the Club – Turnverein Germania, Los Angeles, in 1897.
A picture of the stage curtain of the Turner Hall on Main Street, 1894. The artist who painted it was Bernhard Volkmer from Cologne (Köln) in Germany. He came to Los Angeles in 1892. Below the picture of the curtain is a letter, dating from June 10, 1898, from the Attorney General’s office of California to Turner Theodore Fries who volunteered a company of German Citizens of Southern California to partake in the struggle against Spain.
The “Bärenriege” of the Seattle Turnverein in 1894. The Bärenriege consisted of the older Turners, the seniors, who were in many cases still active Turners, but competed in their own age class.
The first Automobile ever built in Los Angeles was constructed by a member of the Turnverein Germania. Turner Carl Breer began working on his Steam Car in the late 1890’s and finished this task in 1900.
