54 photos
People reading the evening paper on Wenzeslas Square,
Prague.This is the only lively newspaper,different
from the Communist Party press.
Prague,1956
#560635 5

People reading the evening paper on Wenzeslas Square, Prague.This is the only li...

A woman inspects second-hand clothes in a Prague
street.
Prague,1956
#56063515

A woman inspects second-hand clothes in a Prague street. Prague,1956

Man operating a TV camera. Czech Republic, 1956.
#56063929

Man operating a TV camera. Czech Republic, 1956.

Children in drab new housing developments in Prague.   

Prague, 1956
#56064415

Children in drab new housing developments in Prague. Prague, 1956

Prague suburbs
#56064423

Prague suburbs

Waiting for a tram, a man reads "Pravda", the Soviet Communist Party newspaper.
Prague, 1956.
#56064518A

Waiting for a tram, a man reads "Pravda", the Soviet Communist Party newspaper....

Waiting for a tram,a man in Prague reads "Pravda",     
the Soviet Communist Party newspaper.
#56064520

Waiting for a tram,a man in Prague reads "Pravda", the Soviet Communist Par...

Czech soldiers in an old Prague street.
1956.
#56064526

Czech soldiers in an old Prague street. 1956.

Textiles in  shop,Prague
#56065235A

Textiles in shop,Prague

Village fountain, CSSR
#56065327

Village fountain, CSSR

Very few statues remain of Czechoslovakia's first      
president Thomas G.Masaryk (1850-1937);their removal   
has recently been blamed on over-zealous civil         
servants.This remaining monument is in the city park   
of Podiebrad.
#56065420

Very few statues remain of Czechoslovakia's first president Thomas G.Masar...

Some old-fashioned painters are still around, making   
a living by painting views of the Hradshin.
#56065527A

Some old-fashioned painters are still around, making a living by painting vie...