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Photos of San Francisco Alcatraz Island (10)
There are (10) photos of the keyword,
San Francisco Alcatraz Island
, available on our website. They are pictured below.The pictures are organized by category.
Color
B & W
Painting
Black and White
#303 — A scenic black and white photo of
Alcatraz
Island
taken in
San
Francisco
, California. By the late 1850's, the first military prisoners were being housed on the
island
, but it did not become a Federal prison until 1934. On March 21, 1963,
Alcatraz
closed after 29 years of operation. There were 36 different men involved in 14 escape attempts from prisoners while on the
island
. Officially, no one ever succeeded in escaping from
Alcatraz
, but to this day there are five prisoners listed as "missing and presumed drowned."
Black & White
Alcatraz
Travel Locations
:
California
:
Golden Gate Bridge
#1388 — A scenic picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge in
San
Francisco
, California. In this photo you can see the old prison of
Alcatraz
located in the bay.
Golden Gate Bridge &
Alcatraz
#1389 — A scenic vertical picture taken from
San
Francisco
on a hill looking towards the Golden Gate Bridge and seeing the
island
of
Alcatraz
in the backcground. This picture was taken on a sunny day.
Part of Golden Gate &
Alcatraz
Travel Locations
:
California
:
San
Francisco
#1573 — A scenic picture taken of
Alcatraz
Island
and a white sailboat floating in front with blue sky seen above.
Alcatraz
& Sailboat
#599 — A scenic picture taken of the city of
San
Franicsco, California. In this picture you can almost see all that
San
Francisco
has to offer all at once. In the back right you can see the famous
Alcatraz
Island
, the middle left floats the Balclutha, in the middle bottom is a famous
San
Francisco
cable car cpming up Hyde Street, and you can see many sailboats floating in the bay.
San
Francisco
Bay
#32 — A scenic picture taken of the big Balclutha boat sitting in front of
Alcatraz
Island
on this beautiful day in
San
Francisco
.
Alcatraz
is a popular tourist attraction in this area as it was once used as a prison facility to hold inmates.
Alcatraz
& Balclutha Boat
#889 — A scenic picture taken of the
Alcatraz
Island
and prison located in the bay waters in
San
Francisco
, California. You can see
Alcatraz
in this photo through two trees.
Alcatraz
Between Trees
#491 — A scenic picture taken of
Alcatraz
Island
located in
San
Francisco
, California.
Alcatraz
Island
served as a military fortification in the 1850’s, an incarceration facility for Spanish-American War prisoners, and a federal maximum-security prison from 1934 to 1963.
Alcatraz
Island
is now one of Golden Gate National Recreation Area's most popular destinations, offering a close-up look at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to the public.
Alcatraz
Island
is also commonly known as the "Rock."
Alcatraz
Island
& Prison
#566 — A scenic picture taken of
Alcatraz
Island
with a tree branch in view from atop a hill in
San
Francisco
, California.
Alcatraz
with Tree Branch
#1581 — A scenic picture taken of the
San
Francisco
, California bay taken from a lookout point above. In this photo you can see
Alcatraz
Island
in the background and a sailboat docking station in the foreground.
San
Franicsco Bay