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Red 'PEARL HARBOR CRUISE' sign in white block letters at the start of a Hawaii home movie shot, circa 1970, with film damage at lower right.

The opening frame of the sign shot: 'PEARL HARBOR CRUISE' in white on red, Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1970.

1970 · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States

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Close view of a red Pearl Harbor sightseeing cruise sign with slanted white lettering, from a circa 1970 Hawaii holiday film.

The lettering held steady in close-up, with the red-shifted colour of the original film.

1970 · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States

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Two-line 'PEARL HARBOR' and 'CRUISE' lettering on red, with fine film scratches, from an Oahu tourist home movie, circa 1970.

Mid-shot frame showing both lines of the sign and fine vertical scratches in the film.

1970 · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States

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Dust-flecked frame of the red 'PEARL HARBOR CRUISE' sign near the end of the shot, Hawaii vacation footage, circa 1970.

Late in the shot, dirt and dust on the film pass over the white lettering.

1970 · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States

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Circa 1957 8mm view of a hanging SPANISH STIRRUP roadside sign against cloud, likely Arizona

The 'SPANISH STIRRUP' sign hangs from its pipe bracket against white cloud, circa 1957, likely Arizona.

1957 · Arizona, United States

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Handheld circa 1957 home movie frame cropping a SPANISH STIRRUP sign beside its upright bracket post, likely Arizona

The camera drifts left, showing the upright post that holds the 'SPANISH STIRRUP' sign.

1957 · Arizona, United States

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Low-angle 8mm shot of a SPANISH STIRRUP sign under a violet-blue sky, circa 1957, likely the American Southwest

A wide band of violet-blue sky above the hanging sign as the camera reframes.

1957 · Arizona, United States

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The complete SPANISH STIRRUP roadside sign framed against clouds on circa 1957 8mm film, likely Arizona

The full name 'SPANISH STIRRUP' reads clearly as the shot ends.

1957 · Arizona, United States

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Routed wooden sign for Cape Royal and Angels Window on red posts, Grand Canyon North Rim, Arizona, circa 1970.

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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Circa 1970 home movie frame of the Cape Royal and Angels Window sign with its tan top band, Grand Canyon, Arizona.

The sign's three boards: a blank tan band above two routed lines naming Cape Royal and Angels Window.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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Cape Royal direction sign on red-painted posts in dry scrub on the Grand Canyon North Rim, circa 1970.

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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End of a steady close shot of the Angels Window and Cape Royal arrow sign, Arizona, circa 1970 home movie.

The shot ends as it began, with both lines of the sign readable against sunlit brush.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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Routed wooden 'Entering Grand Canyon National Park' sign on a log frame at the North Rim, Arizona, circa 1970, with all five lines of lettering in view.

The entrance sign to Grand Canyon National Park on the North Rim approach, Arizona, circa 1970, with the Interior Department and National Park Service lines readable.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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Grand Canyon National Park entrance sign framed lower and to the right, with tall spruce and fir of the North Rim filling the top of the picture, circa 1970.

The sign sits lower in the frame as the handheld camera settles, showing more of the conifer forest behind the log frame.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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North Rim entrance sign for Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, circa 1970, with a bright meadow and young firs visible either side of the log posts.

Meadow grass shows on both sides of the heavy log posts while the sign wording stays readable in the centre.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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Late frame of the Grand Canyon National Park entrance sign, circa 1970, as the camera drifts left and the National Park Service line slips to the bottom edge.

Near the end of the shot the camera drifts left and down, trimming the bottom line of the sign.

1970 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

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Wooden trailhead sign at the Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968, naming the elevation and the start of the Narrows trail.

The trailhead sign at the Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, circa 1968.

1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States

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Circa 1968 home movie frame of the Temple of Sinawava sign in Zion National Park, with a G. K. Gilbert quotation in smaller text below the trail wording.

Below the main lines, the sign carries a quotation credited to G. K. Gilbert.

1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States

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Handheld view of the Zion Narrows trailhead sign at the Temple of Sinawava, Utah, circa 1968, with the board shifted slightly left in frame.

The handheld framing drifts a little while the sign stays readable.

1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States

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Temple of Sinawava sign in Zion National Park, circa 1968, showing the bottom line directing visitors to the other side for the interpretive program.

The last line of the sign points visitors to the interpretive program on its other side.

1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States

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Wooden 'LAVA BEDS' direction sign above green scrub with a dark lava flow and forested hill, Markagunt Plateau, Utah, circa 1966 home movie.

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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Slightly closer framing of the 'LAVA BEDS' sign with scrub, lava rock and a rounded hill behind, southern Utah, circa 1966 amateur film.

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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'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.

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.

1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States

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End of the shot with the 'LAVA BEDS' lettering cropped at frame edge, green scrub and dark lava beyond, Markagunt Plateau, Utah, circa 1966.

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

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