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Title
South Battery and its caponier 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
Rights Information
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Description
The left flank of South Battery and its caponier. A shortage of acceptable brick caused the engineers to build this battery from blocks of Angel Island sandstone. Atop the caponier sits a sentry box with a crenelated roof. San Francisco Bay can be seen in the background.
Type
Image
Identifier
03F0F890-D291-4F91-BC1B-160697644966
1968/193/005
Subject
Army
Armament
Civil War
Pacific Ocean
Islands

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