Direction sign at Cape Royal on the Grand Canyon North Rim, circa 1970, pointing right to Cape Royal and left to Angels Window.
1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
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The sign's three boards: a blank tan band above two routed lines naming Cape Royal and Angels Window — Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1970
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- 1970
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- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
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- Still 2 · 0.83s into the source clip
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Circa 1970 home movie frame of the Cape Royal and Angels Window sign with its tan top band, Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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Red-painted posts carry the Cape Royal and Angels Window sign above dry ground and grey-green brush.
1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
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The shot ends as it began, with both lines of the sign readable against sunlit brush.
1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
Still image · $49
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Grand Canyon Arizona-1970: Routed Wooden Park Direction Sign on Red Posts Among Desert Scrub
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1970s collection.
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Period detail
The routed wooden boards with cream-filled lettering and red-painted posts are a park sign style that fits the 1960s to 1970s.
Film character
Warm colour with strong reds, visible grain, soft focus toward the edges and a slight handheld drift give it a small-gauge home-movie texture.
Historical context
The sign shows how park visitors were directed between the Cape Royal viewpoint and Angels Window with simple routed wooden boards.
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No people or commercial logos appear; the sign is public park signage, and buyers should still make their own assessment of copyright and any property considerations for their use.
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