Alcatraz from Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.
Looking toward Alactraz from the tour boat, as the fog was clearing.
Approaching Alcatraz.
Approaching Alcatraz island on the tour boat, late in the afternoon.
Alcatraz dock.
Heading from the dock towards the prison itself.
An old military canon. Alcatraz was a fort, ringed with canon prior to becoming a Federal prison in 1934.
A guard tower, which was manned continually and for full 8 hour shifts.
About to enter the prison reception area where they showered the prisoners.
One of the written regulations the prisoners had to read and abide by. They were supplied a written copy.
Some of the bad guys Alcatraz held - Al Capone is top left.
The latest crook on Alcatraz !!
Very small cells with just the basics.
Row of cells three levels high.
More cells
The cell blocks were very cold and the inmates could sometimes hear and smell San Francisco - which made them feel even worse.
One of the cells with a plaster head that was used as a decoy in an escape attempt by three inmates in 1962.
One of the worst inmates waiting to enter her cell.
The X-ray room in the prison hospital, upstairs from the cells.
Beds in the prison hospital.
The last inmates leaving the prison when it was closed. The prison was too expensive to run and prison reform dictated that rehabiltation should be used instead of punishment - which was policy at Alacatraz.
Outside the prison cell block.
Alcatraz sign.
