5777 x 3706 px | 48,9 x 31,4 cm | 19,3 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
11. Januar 2013
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The Recreation Yard was the yard used by inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. It is located opposite the Dining Hall south of the end of D-Block on a raised level surrounded by a high wall and fence above it.[1][2] Guard Tower #3 lay just to the west of the yard.[3] The gun gallery was situated in the yard, mounted on one of the dining hall's exterior walls.[4] The recreation yard faced the mainland.[5] Alcatraz Island is located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States.[2] Often referred to as "The Rock, " the small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1933 until 1963.[3] Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Aboriginal Peoples from San Francisco who were part of a wave of Native activism across the nation with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972 Alcatraz became a national recreation area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
