Uncommon Ephemera
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Citizen archivist. The only person on earth preserving filmstrips. Lost Media hunter. Don't talk to me about politics.
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip shows what life was like in a typical Middle Eastern city. Unfortunately, this reissue was printed on Eastmancolor stock, and this is all that's left.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip shows what life was like in a typical Middle Eastern city. Unfortunately, this reissue was printed on Eastmancolor stock, and this is all that's left.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
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LIVE TODAY: Digitizing recently donated #filmstrip soundtracks on #cassette - all nearly-lost media that's never been on the Internet. It all goes to @archive.org when it's done. Tune in and watch history being saved.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/7stkbXn...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/7stkbXn...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
LIVE TODAY: Digitizing recently donated #filmstrip soundtracks on #cassette - all nearly-lost media that's never been on the Internet. It all goes to @archive.org when it's done. Tune in and watch history being saved.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/7stkbXn...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/7stkbXn...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can send to @archive.org and unboxing a #filmstrip donation. Mrs. Ephemera joins us! IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can send to @archive.org and unboxing a #filmstrip donation. Mrs. Ephemera joins us! IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: We're still looking for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes we can upload to @archive.org, but we'll also be opening a large donation of #filmstrips! Mrs. Ephemera joins us for IS THIS ANYTHING? tonight at 7.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: We're still looking for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes we can upload to @archive.org, but we'll also be opening a large donation of #filmstrips! Mrs. Ephemera joins us for IS THIS ANYTHING? tonight at 7.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: In addition to looking for more endangered and #lostmedia on these #VHS tapes, we'll be opening a big #filmstrip donation! It all goes to @archive.org when it's preserved. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: In addition to looking for more endangered and #lostmedia on these #VHS tapes, we'll be opening a big #filmstrip donation! It all goes to @archive.org when it's preserved. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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Reposted by Uncommon Ephemera
Trying to make a cover in Suno. When you give it additional instructions, not only does it not follow them, IT SINGS THEM. WTAF
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trying to make a cover in Suno. When you give it additional instructions, not only does it not follow them, IT SINGS THEM. WTAF
NEWLY RESTORED AT THE @archive.org: This charming 1967 #filmstrip teaches students language trivia, such as idioms, folktales, secret codes, dictionaries, and loanwords, and features great mid-century illustrations.
WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...
WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWLY RESTORED AT THE @archive.org: This charming 1967 #filmstrip teaches students language trivia, such as idioms, folktales, secret codes, dictionaries, and loanwords, and features great mid-century illustrations.
WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...
WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1971 #filmstrip interposes the text of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" with custom hand-drawn artwork.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1971 #filmstrip interposes the text of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" with custom hand-drawn artwork.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 #filmstrip paraphrases the Mark Twain book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and pairs it with hand-sketched art.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 #filmstrip paraphrases the Mark Twain book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and pairs it with hand-sketched art.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Just picked up a filmstrip donation
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just picked up a filmstrip donation
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on African folktales, this 1970 #filmstrip tells a Kenyan tale about a king who wanted to live closer to the sun no matter the cost... which is weird, because he was already in Kenya. Complete with soundtrack.
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archive.org/details/unco...
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on African folktales, this 1970 #filmstrip tells a Kenyan tale about a king who wanted to live closer to the sun no matter the cost... which is weird, because he was already in Kenya. Complete with soundtrack.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1982 #filmstrip for American students in Spanish class teaches about holidays and festivals in Mexico. It's complete with its soundtrack, which is entirely in Spanish.
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archive.org/details/unco...
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1982 #filmstrip for American students in Spanish class teaches about holidays and festivals in Mexico. It's complete with its soundtrack, which is entirely in Spanish.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Uploaded to @archive.org: This short recording recovered from a #VHS tape shows the old #Binghamton, NY "Community Bulletin Board" or "barker" channel on their local cablesystem in 1985. As far as we can tell, it uses a Texscan MSI Compuvid SpectraGen Model 3.
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archive.org/details/unco...
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Uploaded to @archive.org: This short recording recovered from a #VHS tape shows the old #Binghamton, NY "Community Bulletin Board" or "barker" channel on their local cablesystem in 1985. As far as we can tell, it uses a Texscan MSI Compuvid SpectraGen Model 3.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes so we can safeguard it at @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch.
WATCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes so we can safeguard it at @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch.
WATCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Local commercials? Home movies? Weird, endangered or #lostmedia we can safeguard at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Local commercials? Home movies? Weird, endangered or #lostmedia we can safeguard at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Local commercials? Home movies? Weird, endangered or #lostmedia we can safeguard at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Local commercials? Home movies? Weird, endangered or #lostmedia we can safeguard at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
Reposted by Uncommon Ephemera
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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Cats got the snip-snip yesterday. They're still a bit unnerved, but the good news is they're getting BBC World Service five-by-five on 31 meters!
November 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Cats got the snip-snip yesterday. They're still a bit unnerved, but the good news is they're getting BBC World Service five-by-five on 31 meters!
LIMITED TIME TEE: Available this November only, pick up this limited-edition t-shirt featuring a frame from the 1970s filmstrip "How To Be A Good Landlord To Your Teeth." Available in regular and tall sizes up to 5X and 4XLT!
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November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
LIMITED TIME TEE: Available this November only, pick up this limited-edition t-shirt featuring a frame from the 1970s filmstrip "How To Be A Good Landlord To Your Teeth." Available in regular and tall sizes up to 5X and 4XLT!
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