Uncommon Ephemera
@uncommonephemera.org
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: Part of a series on the Eastern Mediterranean, this 1950 #filmstrip shows life in a typical village in Lebanon. Unfortunately, this reissue was printed on Eastmancolor stock, and this is all that's left.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on the Eastern Mediterranean, this 1950 #filmstrip shows life in a typical village in Lebanon. Unfortunately, this reissue was printed on Eastmancolor stock, and this is all that's left.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
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/wqExxmZ...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wqExxmZ...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 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/wqExxmZ...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wqExxmZ...
or Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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
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...
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.
archive.org/details/unco...
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...
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? 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...
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!
BUY NOW: uncommon-ephemera.printify.me
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip tells young students the story of a brook.
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archive.org/details/unco...
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip tells young students the story of a brook.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip teaches young children how they should behave at home, and with all the cultural shifts in the last seventy-five years feels like it's from another universe.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip teaches young children how they should behave at home, and with all the cultural shifts in the last seventy-five years feels like it's from another universe.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1950 series on the first English settlers in America, this #filmstrip shows how life was in those first New England towns.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1950 series on the first English settlers in America, this #filmstrip shows how life was in those first New England towns.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of the English Separatists who founded the first permanent English colony in New England in 1620. Due to the film used, the colors are surprisingly vibrant 75 years later.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of the English Separatists who founded the first permanent English colony in New England in 1620. Due to the film used, the colors are surprisingly vibrant 75 years later.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
LIVE ALL DAY: Scanning #filmstrips and digitizing soundtracks, all #lostmedia that's never been on the internet. I'll be uploading it all to @archive.org. Watch history being saved!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/hmv1hYX...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/hmv1hYX...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
LIVE ALL DAY: Scanning #filmstrips and digitizing soundtracks, all #lostmedia that's never been on the internet. I'll be uploading it all to @archive.org. Watch history being saved!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/hmv1hYX...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/hmv1hYX...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...