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Vintage 8mm home movie footage from the Western USA in 1980, showing a close-up of a historical plaque marking the departure site of Major Wesley Powell and his party on May 24, 1869, for the first exploration of the Green and Colorado Rivers. The plaque, placed by the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming, details their arrival at the mouth of Grand Canyon on August 29, 1869. The clip captures the aged metal surface with visible text and film grain, followed by a brief, blurry shot of a purple-tinged sky with clouds, characteristic of analog home movie footage from the era.
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