The two bronze relief plaques face one another across Phillip’s Avenue and are embedded into the piers of the Falls Park Entrance Archway. The east plaque (Falls Past) depicts a Native American and Pioneer woman in front of the Falls with their infant children. The west plaque (Falls Today) depicts a modern Sioux Falls Family in front of the Falls. Both plaques appear to be a single casting with a brown patina throughout. Highlighted areas, such as the skin and some clothing details, have a more polished, golden yellow appearance. The brown surfaces have a more matte appearance and rough/porous texture than the polished areas. According to Rick Haugen of Bronze Age Art Casting, a single coat of an acrylic lacquer was applied to the surfaces of each plaque. It is unknown how the pieces are affixed to the pier, though it is assumed that rods/pegs attached to the back of the works have been epoxied into the core of the pier. There is a thin, patinated bronze bar across the top of each plaque. Its purpose is unknown, though it likely serves as an additional support for the works.