1953 Press Photo William N. Oatis was arrested and sentenced to prison in Prague

William (Bill) N. Oatis: ....tive farms or government offices. They were just there for show. In ancient Rome, people watched lions maul the Christians. In old London, they watched the hangman spring the trap on thieves. In modern Prague, they watched propaganda trials. The show was drawing to its close. On the day of my arrest, 72 days before, the secret police had told me: "If anyone opposes us, we ruin them." They had done a great deal in ...Bill Oatis

Photo is dated 1953.

Photo measures 9 x 7.5 inches.