A wooden 'LAVA BEDS' direction sign stands at the edge of green scrub, with a dark lava flow across the middle distance. Markagunt Plateau, Utah, circa 1966.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
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With the camera tilted slightly up, a wide hazy sky sits over the hill, the lava flow and the sign. Markagunt Plateau, Utah, circa 1966 — Markagunt Plateau, Utah, 1966
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'LAVA BEDS' sign set low at frame right under a wide hazy sky, with lava flow and hill on the horizon, Utah high country, circa 1966.
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The framing drifts and the sign fills more of the right side, with the lava band and wooded hill still in view. Southern Utah, circa 1966.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
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Near the end of the shot the sign board runs out of the right edge of the frame while the lava horizon holds steady. Southern Utah, circa 1966.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
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Markagunt Plateau Utah-1966: Wooden Lava Beds Direction Sign Above Green Scrub and Dark Lava Flow
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The routed wooden sign with white lettering on round posts and the green-cyan colour rendition may show a mid-1960s public-lands sign style, though the sign itself carries no date.
Film character
Soft focus, visible grain, a green-cyan colour cast, darkened corners, dust specks and a hair in the gate give it the texture of projected small-gauge film.
Historical context
The shot reflects how travelling families recorded direction signs along scenic routes, here in country where lava flows lie east of Cedar Breaks.
Research note
No people or commercial logos appear; the sign names a feature rather than a park, the plateau location is inferred from the surrounding reel, and licensees should make their own assessment of rights.
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