FEEDING ALL FIRE DOGS ON ALCATRAZ MOVIE

'Red represents the American Indian who shares his tepee with fifty state governments. With $80 earned from selling restored antique hats and worn-out jeans, Nall took her red-and-white-striped design to the Paramount Flag Co.

Among the estimated 10,000 to 15,000 who spent time on Alcatraz during the occupation that ended in June 1971, some had a genuine interest in fighting for their civil rights, while others were just looking to have a good time. Inspired by Indian leaders Richard Oakes, Adam Fortunate Eagle Nordwall and John Trudell, American Indians from across the nation flocked to the Bay Area to take part in the movement. It wasn't the first attempt by American Indians to claim the island, but it proved to be the most momentous in the American Indian civil rights movement of the 20th century. She had been working on the flag's design for more than a year when, in November 1969, an inter-tribal group of American Indians invaded Alcatraz, claiming the island as Indian property. As a Penobscot Indian, she wanted to promote the flag as a symbol of unity honoring American Indians, according to paperwork that will accompany the flag. Nall was living in North Beach as a housewife, seamstress and unlucky 56-year-old entrepreneur when she came up with the idea for Old Glory's Helper. The occupation's key organizers do not seem to remember her or the flag, yet most agree that Old Glory's Helper should be preserved. Her flag has been deemed insignificant by some and a historical artifact by others. In the past week, as word has spread among American Indians about the auction of the flag, Nall has been called both a peace activist and an opportunist. PBA Galleries is auctioning the flag on behalf of Daniel Hagar, a Florida man identified as the stepson of Nall's nephew. It's a moment in history,' said Bruce MacMakin, a senior vice president with PBA Galleries on Kearny Street, an auction house that specializes in Americana.

FEEDING ALL FIRE DOGS ON ALCATRAZ MOVIE

The daring bid was immortalised the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie Escape From Alcatraz.'It's not just a flag. A forensic expert said it is 'highly likely' that a photo taken in 1975 showed the Anglin brothers alive and living in Brazil. The wound-be escapees’ possessions were later found floating in the sea, but no bodies were ever found. They fooled guards by leaving dummy heads in their beds.

In the same year as John Paul Scott’s ill-fated swim to the mainland, inmate Frank Morris with brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped the island by digging through the prison’s rotting concrete wall using sharpened spoons. Britain's most dangerous prisoners allowed to keep 'budgies and chickens' in jail.UK 'cannibal killer' locked in underground cell vows to kill again if he ever gets out.From left to right: Marvin Hubbard, Bernard Paul Coy-the ringleader, and Clarence Carnes (Image: Bettmann Archive) Read More Related Articles Instigators of the prison break and resulting riots at Alcatraz prison.

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