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Title: South Battery on Alcatraz Island
Creator: Bradley & Rulofson
Date Created and/or Issued: 1864
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description: View of the South Battery from the roof of the South Caponier. Also shows a portion of the West Battery. This is one of the two views that infuriated the War Department in Washington, DC in 1864. Litter on the ground reveals that work is still in progress. In the distance is Angel Island.
Type: image
Identifier: A24A9B76-5225-4DF6-A292-992449432000
1968/193/007
Subject: Army
Alcatraz Island
Angel Island
Civil War
Oceans

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