Rare footage of Alcatraz Island, filmed in January 1923. Long before it became the infamous federal prison known as ‘The Rock,’ Alcatraz served as a U.S. Army military prison. These outtakes, preserved from Fox Movietone News, capture the island from several angles—silent, black-and-white images frozen in time. Just a decade later, in 1934, Alcatraz would be transformed into one of America’s most notorious penitentiaries, housing criminals like Al Capone and ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly. This reel offers