Breaking into the infamous Alcatraz prison decades ago.
Despite being closed since 1963, Alcatraz remains known as one of the most notorious prisons in American history.
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According to All That Is Interesting, Alcatraz was once a military fort, then became a prison. Although closed since 1963, Alcatraz is still known as one of the most notorious prisons in American history. Photo: Alcatraz Island viewed from Hyde Street in San Francisco, 1957. Image source: San Francisco Public Library. This prison once held many notorious criminals. Photo: Prisoners in the courtyard area. They can play games like baseball, etc. Photo: National Park Service.
Prisoners walk past a row of guarded cells. Photo: National Park Service. Photograph of Al Capone at Alcatraz prison in 1934. Photo: Getty. The lighthouse on Alcatraz Island. Photo: San Francisco Public Library.
Many people stood on the shore watching the riot unfold at Alcatraz prison. Photo: Getty.
A prisoner in a cell at Alcatraz in 1954. Photo: San Francisco Public Library. A row of prison cells in Alcatraz prison in 1986, after its closure. Photo: Library of Congress . Prison menu, March 13, 1956. Photo: San Francisco Public Library.
Prisoners gathered in the courtyard at Alcatraz prison in 1957. Photo: San Francisco Public Library.
A guard stands watch as prisoners enter the prison mess hall in 1962. Photo: National Park Service. A three-day prisoner riot at Alcatraz prison in May 1946. Photo: San Francisco Public Library.
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