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Alcatraz San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

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Alcatraz Island — General view of Alcatraz Island, home to the notorious Alcatraz federal prison in operation from 1934 to 1963. Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California. Image credit: David Joyal

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