Offering this beautiful and likely very rare Joe Altman photograph of Alcatraz from Hyde Street Pier, circa 1979. To be clear, the photo was taken in 1979 and the print was done in 1985, as stated on verso. Also a nice personalized birthday wish to a friend on back from Joe. This photo (likely a gelatin silver print) measures 13″ by 9 1/2″ and is mounted to a board with a matte that measures 20″ by 16″. The matte does show a very light bit of dirt here and there but not too bad. Work is pencil signed and dated on front and has other info and personalized message on rear in pencil also. Joe Altman was primarily known for his photos of the gay community in San Francisco in the 70s and 80s. There is little to no sales pricing information out there on his work that I could find. The California Historical Society has a large collection of his work I believe. Also many photos in the Online Archive of California. Thanks for looking and good luck!