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 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
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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