Uncommon Ephemera
@uncommonephemera
Citizen archivist. The only person on earth preserving filmstrips. Lost Media hunter. Don't talk to me about politics.
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412
NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know Hanna-Barbera made #filmstrips? In this #Jetsons filmstrip, a teaching robot tells George and Elroy about diseases and conditions related to poor nutrition. https://uncom.cc/75c5z
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Here's all that's left of this 1951 Curriculum Films #filmstrip about the dangers posed by everyday germs. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/4riz4
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This #filmstrip from the West Coast Lumberman's Association, perhaps predictably, explains the importance of the lumber industry... https://archive.org/details/uncommon-ephemera-filmstrip-f5540-the-story-of-west-coast-lumber-copy-3-the-west-coast-lumbermans-as
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1953 series on early American history, this #filmstrip focuses on the settlement of New York, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/5t7sf
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1959 #filmstrip, part of a series on science for elementary students, covers prehistoric animals. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/yvzl7
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of early methods of communication, and still has gorgeous colors. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/p1cgr
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This weird, no-frills 1968 #filmstrip looks like a film negative, and teaches how to learn new words using what millennials would eventually call "context clues." VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/4osvu
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1971 mathematics #filmstrip teaches viewers how to solve linear equations with algebra. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/krlp9
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a phonics series for primary students, this 1961 #filmstrip covers several consonant sounds with adorable mid-century illustrations. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/4zaab
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip appears to be a preview of a set of overhead projector transparencies a school could order to accompany a specific textbook. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/8x6nm
RARE MEDIA SAVED: Uploaded to @archive.org, this groundbreaking 1973 #Unitarian sex ed filmstrip was shown to 12-14 year olds (!!) and not only introduced them to #homosexual intercourse, but provided graphic, step-by-step instruction. Sadly it's missing its soundtrack.... https://uncom.cc/wg04k
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1981 #filmstrip is from a series called "Beginning to Read, Write and Listen," but it's hard to tell exactly what it's about because like so many, it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/vhj5h
RARE FIND: Uploaded to @archive.org: This 1973 #Unitarian sex ed #filmstrip, shown to 12-14-year-olds (!!!), is a literal how-to guide with explicit, graphic photos of not only what sex is, but how to do it. Sadly, it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/wg04k
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412
NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know Hanna-Barbera produced #filmstrips? Here's part one of a series on nutrition featuring The Jetsons. Watch on archive.org: https://uncom.cc/pny28
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a rare 1973 #Unitarian sex ed series, this #filmstrip covers birth control, childbirth, masturbation, & same-sex couples and includes explicit photography. It was for 12-14 year olds (!!). Sadly, it's missing its soundtrack.
Scanned & uploaded to @archive.org: This rare 1973 #Unitarian sex education #filmstrip features graphic, explicit photos of male & female anatomy, unheard of at the time. It was intended for an audience between 12 & 14 years old (!!). Sadly, it's missing its soundtrack.... https://uncom.cc/g7436
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This rare, obscure early-70s #filmstrip from the #Unitarian Universalist Association instructs teachers on modern slang for... https://archive.org/details/uncommon-ephemera-filmstrip-f5779-breaking-the-language-barrier-moving-from-slang-to-scientific-voca
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412
DISCORD EXCLUSIVE STREAM 7PM EDT: I was recently donated a set of graphic, explicit sex education #filmstrips from the Unitarian church. I'll be scanning these on my Discord tonight since they're too hot for YouTube/Twitch. "Come" hang out at 7! https://uncom.cc/zd9dq
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1973 series on pop music in the 20th century. this #filmstrip is filled with number-one tracks from the original artists, making it challenging to restore and post anywhere. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/ntk1v
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we need to upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412
SCANNING NOW: an awkward sex education filmstrip which seems to just list anatomical terms and their slang equivalents. Watch it come off the scanner. https://uncom.cc/p03z0
LIVE THIS WEEKEND IN THE OFFICE: Back at work saving filmstrips for upload to @archive.org. You can watch as the frames come off the scanner, learn about my process, and keep me company in the chat. https://uncom.cc/p03z0