Alcatraz Island and Federal Penitentiary • San Francisco Bay • 1963
This 1963 film surveys Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, documenting its condition and recalling its use as a federal prison from 1934. It also examines surviving structures from the island’s earlier military history.
Scenes include: Aerial and boat-approach views; lighthouse and deteriorating buildings, walks and steps; seagulls and nests; cell blocks and a guard operating the cell-door lever; individual cells, dining room, exercise yard and isolation cells; Robert Stroud’s cell; guards’ homes; Fort Alcatraz remains and underground chambers.
The complete film is supplied as a ProRes master with English-language sound.
Specifications: ProRes, 480p, 23.98 fps; monochrome; sound; runtime 00:23:09
Product code: pd_na_601
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