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United Press International [American Indian children on Alcatraz Island]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09793 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Photograph Date: 29 November 1969 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 25.7 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated November 29, 1969. Image depicts a group of children walking outside Alcatraz. Wire transfer information states that 400 people occupy the former prison island and that they demand ownership of the 12-acre island to be used for a cultural and educational center.

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