The Last Day of Alcatraz...

[chicot60]

On March 21, 1963 the last twenty-seven convicts are escorted off Alcatraz Island. News crews were invited to Alcatraz to document the event. Photographer Leigh Wiener was on the island to document the closing for Life Magazine.



Convicts being marched out of the prison

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Officer holding a rifle

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Keys were a way of life

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Control center officer

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Administration building

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[chicot60]

West road guard towerhttp://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Prison-West-Road-Guard-Tower-580x853.jpg (http://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Prison-West-Road-Guard-Tower.jpg)
Shackled and chainedhttp://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-prisoners-580x495.jpg (http://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-prisoners.jpg)
The convicts were driven by bus to the dockhttp://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Prison-pictures-11-580x381.jpg (http://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Prison-pictures-11.jpg)
West road guard towerhttp://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Island-580x385.jpg (http://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alcatraz-Island.jpg)
Last boat ridehttp://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/last-day-of-alcatraz-prison-580x387.jpg (http://www.foxarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/last-day-of-alcatraz-prison.jpg)

[sundayme]

Wow many moon's ago.Nice pics...