ALCATRAZ
YOU MAY WONDER WHAT A FAMOUS PRISON HAS TO DO WITH MILITARY AFFAIRS AND THUS WARRANT A PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE. IN 1853 ALCATRAZ WAS BUILT AS A U.S. MILITARY FORTRESS TO PROTECT THE COAST OF UPPER CALIFORNIA! IN SPANISH, ALCATRAZ MEANS "PELICAN", AND ALCATRAZ ISLAND WAS CALLED THE ISLAND OF THE PELICANS! LARRY VISITED ALCATRAZ IN JANUARY, 2007.
AL CAPONE'S PRISON RECORD
"BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ" ROBERT STROUD'S PRISON RECORD
ROBERT STROUD IN HIS CELL
GEORGE "MACHINE GUN" KELLY'S PRISON RECORD
HEADLINE FOR MACHINE GUN KELLY'S SENTENCE
MACHINE GUN KELLY PRISON PHOTOS
MORRIS AND ANGLIN, THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL ALCATRAZ ESCAPEES
ALCATRAZ ISLAND
ENTRANCE SIGN
ORIGINAL FORTRESS HOWITZER
GUARD TOWER
CELLBLOCK ENTRANCE
CELLBLOCK
DINING AREA
TYPICAL CELL, 5 X 7
CELL INTERIOR
CLOTHING REGULATION SIGN