Web preview · 256px highDark mouth of a road tunnel cut into weathered sandstone, seen just before entry on a Zion National Park road, circa 1968.
Just before entry, the dark tunnel opening and the weathered rock above it fill the frame.

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Just before entry, the dark tunnel opening and the weathered rock above it fill the frame — Zion National Park, Utah, 1968

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1968
Location
Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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Dark mouth of a road tunnel cut into weathered sandstone, seen just before entry on a Zion National Park road, circa 1968.

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Zion National Park Utah-1968: Driving Toward a Sandstone Road Tunnel as a Pale Sedan Enters

Zion National Park Utah-1968: Driving Toward a Sandstone Road Tunnel as a Pale Sedan Enters

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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Period detail

The pale sedan ahead has a late-1950s to early-1960s American body shape, and the faded warm colour of the film may show a 1960s amateur colour stock.

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Soft focus, warm slightly faded colour, visible grain and dust specks against the dark tunnel mouth, with the gentle shake of a handheld camera in a moving car.

Historical context

The clip shows private-car touring on a scenic park road, with a period sedan sharing the route and simple roadside warning signs at the tunnel mouth.

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No people or readable plates are visible; the site attribution rests on reel context rather than a sign in this shot, and copyright in the film is separate from any property or likeness questions.

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