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The Occupation of Alcatraz, 1969

Images from the Occupation of Alcatraz

Indian occupiers moments after their removal from Alcatraz

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Indian occupiers moments after their removal from Alcatraz Island on June 11, 1971.
Left: Oohosis, A Cree from Canada
Right: Peggy Lee Ellenwood, a Sioux from Wolf Point, Montana
 

 

 

11 Alcatraz Occupiers greet new Arrivals at the dock

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

11 Alcatraz Occupiers greet new Arrivals at the dock

 

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Boys in Alcatraz Cell Block

Exuberant Alcatraz Occupier

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Exuberant Alcatraz Occupier, 1971

Children playing on abandoned Department of Justice equipment

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Children playing on abandoned Department of Justice equipment, Alcatraz Island, 1970

Belva Cottier and a young friend

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Belva Cottier and a young Chicano man during the Occupation of Alcatraz Island, May 30, 1970

Native Americans and Allies waiting on the dock for the ferry

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Native Americans and Allies waiting on the dock for the ferry
Alcatraz Island, May 1970

Occupier on the way to Alcatraz

Photo by Ilka Hartmann

Alcatraz Occupier on his way to the Island. San Francisco, Mainland, March, 1971