Alcatraz Island Postcard
A postcard depicting Alcatraz Island, the location of the US Penitentiary Alcatraz (ca. 1950). During the time the federal prison was active (1934-1963), escapees would head for the western shoreline where they would launch themselves toward San Francisco's lights.
This postcard is a part of the Golden Gate National Park's Conservancy, a nonprofit organization.
![Image of Alcatraz Island](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/21036/upto-1440x1438/63f3c3cd/1/Screenshot%202023-02-20%20at%2011.02.12%20AM.png)
Image of Alcatraz Island