An informal sightseeing tour of Alcatraz
About This Item
KQED news report on the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz from June 16th 1970, featuring brief extracts of the news team arriving and taking a motorboat ride around the island. There are excellent panning shots from the top of Alcatraz and detailed tracking shots of buildings on the island, including the prison block.
- Originally aired on
- KQED News
- Date aired
- 6/16/1970
- Recording medium
- 16mm b&w magnetic sound film
- 1:58
- Rights for this video belong to
- NCPB/KQED
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Event
- Occupation of Alcatraz
- Identifier
- KQN 350
- Views
- 4691
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