At 9:40 am on August 11, 1934, the first batch of 137 prisoners arrived at Alcatraz, arriving by railroad from the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas at Santa Venetia, California, before being escorted to Alcatraz, handcuffed in high security coaches and guarded by some 60 special FBI agents, U.S. Marshals and railway security officials.
9:40 om morgenen den 11. august 1934 ankom det første parti af 137 fanger med jernbane fra fængslet i Leavenworth i Kansas til Santa Venetia i Californien, inden de blev eskorteret til Alcatraz, i håndjern og bevogtet af omkring 60 særlige FBI-agenter, US Marshalls og jernbanens sikkerhedsfolk.