Alcatraz History

Where the voices of Alcatraz come to life....

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As promised, here is my complete review of James "Whitey" Bulger by Michael Esslinger from Ocean View Publishing https://t.co/XuWIOnQ3NC @ExploreAlcatraz #alcatraz #audiobooks #review #recommended #organizedcrime #escapefromalcatraz

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James Whitey Bulger: The Last Interviews is now available!!! https://t.co/LOnYNAGSGg

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More images of the Alcatraz Clothing Issue. #alcatraz #alcatrazcruises #alcatrazhistory https://t.co/HC4MlS807d

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Inside the Alcatraz Clothing Issue. #alcatraz #alcatrazcruises #alcatrazisland #history #therock https://t.co/GPSVBYlLkj

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Today marks the anniversary of the Great Escape from Alcatraz. 57 years later, it remains one of the great mysteries of 20th Century history.

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On Alcatraz, artwork and music were favorite pastimes to ease the harsh conditions of life in prison. The image is an original painting by Richard Neumer, 286-AZ, while on Alcatraz.

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A modern photo of the Alcatraz Pharmacy located in the upstairs prison hospital.

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A color enhanced historic photograph from the late 1950s showing convicts entering the Alcatraz Mess Hall.

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A color enhanced historic photograph of the last group of inmates departing Alcatraz on the day it closed in March of 1963.

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A view inside the East Gun Gallery (at the ladder) of the first floor looking skyward to the upper level.

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@maddyleeeeeee Criminal with Phoebe Judge is wonderful...

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A modern day view of the lower section of the East Gun Gallery (looking west).

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A modern floor level view showing the arched caged enclosure of the East Gun Gallery.

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James Pivaroff, 276-AZ, is seen in 1950 playing his Gibson L-48 guitar. Pivaroff arrived on Alcatraz in November 1935 and served 17 years on the island.

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A 1956 view of officers working the Dock Tower. Two officers were assigned the Dock Tower to oversee the offloading of new inmates from the prison launch. During normal operations, only one officer held this post. #Alcatraz #AlcatrazIsland #AlcatrazCruises #SanFrancisco

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A color enhanced photo of an officer standing at the west end of C-Block in 1956.

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Looking west from the upper tier of A-Block.

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One of many write-ups found in the case file of Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud for contraband items discovered prior to his transfer to Alcatraz Island.

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The section of B-Block where crime mogul Mickey Cohen lived from May 1962 until January of 1963. B-226 is visible on the right. Mickey was in this cell on the night of the Great Escape from Alcatraz in June of '62.

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