1905 original Mounted Photograph Alcatraz Island Army Prison San Francisco Bay Lamps Length 2 3/4"

Length 2 3/4"

10                                                   LOC

Very minimal oxidation throughout

Condition:     Very good age-related condition

1905 original Mounted Photograph Alcatraz Island Army Prison San Francisco Bay Lamps Length 2 3/4"We are offering a 1905 photo of Alcatraz Islandshowing the Army Prison. This photo was donated and original hand documentation by Al Carson, Quartermaster. In 1859, the Army established a fort on Alcatraz to defend San Francisco Bay. During the Civil War [1861 1865], the Army imprisoned deserters, insubordinate soldiers, and Confederate sympathizers on the island. In1868, the Army established a permanent military prison on Alcatraz. Approx.