[Alcatraz Prison Scenes & Tom Mooney Rally, silent, ca. 1938]

This footage offers a glimpse into 1920s-1930s law enforcement, political activism, and iconic San Francisco scenes. It opens with five police officers standing in formation, with the police chief distributing mug shots to his team, capturing a moment of procedural focus. The scene shifts to the Mooney and Billings rally, where a spotlight moves over the crowd, illuminating a banner reading, “Fight of Mooney and Billings is Labor’s Fight,” underscoring the labor movement’s support for these controversial figures. The footage then transitions to a striking view of cameramen filming Alcatraz Island from the shore, with Alcatraz also seen from a boat, capturing the mystique of the island prison. The sequence concludes with scenes of the U.S. Army ship *General Frank M. Coxe* sailing through San Francisco Bay, with passengers disembarking, offering a unique historical look at the bay’s maritime activity and its connection to the city’s storied landscape.

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