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D97269-R-55
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- 1956-03-06 (Creation)
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Eric O. Brown, district manager for the Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Co., waits on Steilacoom dock for a ride to McNeil Island aboard the "Captain Conner," one of McNeil Island penitentiary's private vessels, in March of 1956. At that time McNeil Island was a federal prison. Then, as now, it could only be reached by a 20-minute boat ride. It is the last prison in North America located on an island accessible only by boat. Small vessels like the "Captain Conner," which could carry 57 passengers, were used to transport visitors and inmates to the island. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Brown, Eric O.; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma)--Employees--1950-1960; Prisons --McNeil Island; McNeil Island Corrections Center (McNeil Island); Boats--Tacoma;