Alcatraz blueprint collection

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Alcatraz blueprint collection

1929-1959

https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/18298fa-Alcatraz-Blueprint-collection.pdf

The collection consists of 445 drawings related to structures and activities on Alcatraz Island. The majority of the items are architectural drawings of structures constructed or modified during the Federal Penitentiary years.

445 items in 26 map folders and 18 rolls

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United States. National Park Service. Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Park Archives and Records Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675262

United States. National Park Service. Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Park Archives and Records Center

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