Robert Stroud, more familiarly known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, served 11 of his 17 years in the prison hospital in this 1940 architectural plan. Situated on an island in San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Penitentiary on Alcatraz held the nation’s toughest criminals, including Al Capone and “Machine Gun” Kelly.
Plan for the Modernization of the Alcatraz Prison Hospital
- 5/25/1940
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Public Buildings Service.
National Archives Identifier: 596291
Full Citation: Plan for the Modernization of the Alcatraz Prison Hospital; 5/25/1940; Architectural Drawings for the U.S. Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, California; Consolidated File of Architectural Drawings of Public Buildings, 1833 – 1974; Records of the Public Buildings Service, Record Group 121; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/plan-modernization-alcatraz-hospital/, April 4, 2026]
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