Ute Indian Trading Post Signs, Top of the Arrow on Route 40 in Vernal, Utah

by John Margolies

Make sure to have an icon of American culture preserved through this wonderful work of fine art photography taken by famous architectural photographer John Margolies. Taken against a stunning bright blue sky background, this picture features the highest part of the remarkable Ute Indian Trading Post sign located at historic US Route 40 in Vernal, Utah.

John Margolies has been traveling around the country for decades making photographs of one-of-a-kind American commercial folk art and roadside architecture. This colorful photo highlights the design of the sign with its sitting Native American man, bright red and blue lettering, neon tube lights, and patterned fletching at the tip of the giant arrow.