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Title: [Two tiers of disciplinary cells at Alcatraz Island prison]
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930 Aug. 27
Contributing Institution: San Francisco Public Library
Collection: San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information: Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Description: Folder: S.F. Islands-Alcatraz-Prison-Cell Blocks.
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
On back: "Where prisoners sleep in the United State[s] Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz. Their quarters are p[ainted] sky blue with black and white trimmings. Each man has a [cell to] himself. There are accomodations (sic) for 600 men but the pr[ison] has a total of 331.
Type: image
Extent: 1 photographic print:
Subject: Islands--Alcatraz--Prison--Cell Blocks
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs

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