Life on Alcatraz (1970)
About This Item
KQED silent news footage from 1970 featuring views of life on Alcatraz during the Native American occupation. This was shot by Peter Hobe. Internal note: this film reels is located in the 4th Floor Special Collections Vault, on shelving unit 35:6:C. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This 16mm color reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in April 2026.
- Date
- 4/1/70
- Format
- 16mm color reversal print, silent
- Digital Format
- Moving Image
- Genre
- Television news programs
- Copyright Holder
- NCPB/KQED
- Duration
- 14:15
- Identifier
- hobe-2
- Views
- 178
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