Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Alcatraz Island: Topographic Views
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Alcatraz Island: Topographic Views
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Image View:
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View looking northwest, while approaching on the ferry
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Location:
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creation: San Francisco, California, United States
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Location Note:
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Alcatraz Island
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Date:
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ca. 2000 (photographed)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Work Type 1:
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photograph
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Work Type 2:
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topographical view
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Classification:
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urban and topographical views
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Technique:
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photography
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; military; war
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Description:
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Alcatraz Island (sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz) is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California, United States. It served as a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963. It became a national recreation area in 1972. Today, the island is a historic site supervised by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island by ferry ride from Pier 33, near Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A2-US-SF-AI-A2
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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