Laundry Bag

1937/1963

Alcatraz Island, Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service
San Francisco, CA, United States

This laundry bag belonged to Harold Henry. He was one of the officers on the Island. Alcatraz inmates did laundry for officers and military bases in the San Francisco area. Dirty clothes arrived in laundry bags, such as this one.

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Title: Laundry Bag
Date Created: 1937/1963
Contributor: Alcatraz Island, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/alca/exb/FederalPrison/Inmates/work/goga8172_laundryBag4_exb.html
National Park Service Catalog Number: GOGA 8172
Measurements: L 82, W 49 cm
Materials: Canvas, metal

Alcatraz Island, Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service

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