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Recent IP edit[edit]

I haven't found any source that describes the Cole/Roe escape as damaging Alcatraz's reputation. Calling this into question

Ahh. My apologies, I thought you were raising a different point. Yes, there seems to have been very little doubt that was not a successful getaway. Qwirkle (talk) 13:57, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Henri Young picture[edit]

The fake color is truly a work of art, high blood pressure and all. It's almost as if he had existed for real. With black and white pictures you don't really know. 2A02:AA1:161D:3B63:3C52:EA21:B2F8:3385 (talk) 15:12, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]