American Indians swim onto Alcatraz island
About This Item
KRON News report from November 9th 1969 by Mike Mills featuring scenes of American Indian activists dancing on San Francisco's Vista Pier, catching a ride on the Monte Cristo yacht and swimming over to Alcatraz Island (in one case being pulled out of San Francisco Bay onto a boat). Also includes views of Mohawk Richard Oakes reading a proclamation to reporters (with Al Miller) and of Adam Fortunate Eagle on the Monte Cristo. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
Note: this 16mm film print was transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in November 2021. Film shrinkage was measured in Nov. 2021 at 0.28%. The film print is in the Special Collections vault.
- Originally aired on
- KRON-TV
- Date aired
- 11/9/1969
- Recording medium
- 16mm color, magnetic sound film
- 7:09
- Rights for this video belong to
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
- Type of material
- archival newsfilm
- Identifier
- KRON 677-2
- Views
- 8433
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