Golden Gate National Recreation Area-Alcatraz Island features the extensive collections from Alcatraz Island  also known as "The Rock" Collections include objects made by notorious inmates  historic photographs and documents  escape materials and inmate artwork  items used by officers including correctional materials when Alcatraz was a federal penitentiary from 1934-1963  military prison period materials from 1859-1934  and the American Indian occupation of 1969 -1971