Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island

Copyright 1998 by Joel GAzis-SAx. All rights reserved. http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/maps/index.html

This image, from a 1930s postcard, shows the prison as it appeared at the beginning of the Warden Johnston Years. The Bureau of Prisons made many improvements to the Rock, including the addition of five guard towers, catwalks, and extensive chain link fencing.

A view from a cell

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Links:

History of the island

Alcatraz in a 'Flash'

Alcatraz Alumni Association

National Park Service

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PHOTOS

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Workshops

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Laundry

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