1905 original Mounted Photograph Alcatraz Island Army Prison San Francisco Bay Lamps residence of King Louis XIV

residence of King Louis XIV of France

Length 2 3/4"

Very minimal oxidation throughout

The sterling spoon is in very good age related condition

1905 original Mounted Photograph Alcatraz Island Army Prison San Francisco Bay Lamps residence of King Louis XIVWe are offering a 1905 photo of Alcatraz Islandshowing the Army Prison. This photo was donated and original hand documentation by Al Carson, Quartermaster. In 1859, the Army established a fort on Alcatraz to defend San Francisco Bay. During the Civil War [1861 1865], the Army imprisoned deserters, insubordinate soldiers, and Confederate sympathizers on the island. In1868, the Army established a permanent military prison on Alcatraz. Approx.