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, part of a series on citizenship, uses a fictional city named Fairtown to demonstrate the privileges and responsibilities of free speech.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip, part of a series on citizenship, uses a fictional city named Fairtown to demonstrate the privileges and responsibilities of free speech.
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of how humans came up with standard weights and measures.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of how humans came up with standard weights and measures.
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of fire leading to the development of early lighting and as a heat source.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip tells the story of fire leading to the development of early lighting and as a heat source.
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: A #filmstrip from 1950 that showed what then-modern life was like in a village in Greece.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: A #filmstrip from 1950 that showed what then-modern life was like in a village in Greece.
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LIVE NOW: Looking for weird, endangered, and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
LIVE NOW: Looking for weird, endangered, and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now.
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LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Home movies? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Home movies? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
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NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: This charming 1967 #filmstrip teaches students about English's influence on the rest of the world, and features gorgeous mid-century illustrations.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: This charming 1967 #filmstrip teaches students about English's influence on the rest of the world, and features gorgeous mid-century illustrations.
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WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1961 series on space, this #filmstrip is a lesson on gravity.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1961 series on space, this #filmstrip is a lesson on gravity.
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: a 1963 #filmstrip for algebra students on the reasons behind simplifying algebraic expressions.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: a 1963 #filmstrip for algebra students on the reasons behind simplifying algebraic expressions.
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Hard agree with @uncommonephemera.org! Filmstrips are endangered….and very understudied. I briefly contend with this in my book — Brandon Films sometimes advertised film strips along with specific films. I even own a film strip projector! Tom Rice in UK is working on film strips in Europe, at least!
Filmstrips are endangered; I am the only one on earth preserving and restoring them. Please consider a donation to help me keep the lights on while I save almost 3,000 more filmstrips needing preservation.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hard agree with @uncommonephemera.org! Filmstrips are endangered….and very understudied. I briefly contend with this in my book — Brandon Films sometimes advertised film strips along with specific films. I even own a film strip projector! Tom Rice in UK is working on film strips in Europe, at least!
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1950s series on environmental conservation, this #filmstrip talks about bodies of water and what can happen if the ecology gets out of balance.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1950s series on environmental conservation, this #filmstrip talks about bodies of water and what can happen if the ecology gets out of balance.
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1958 series on ballet and opera stories, this #filmstrip re-tells the story of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."
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November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1958 series on ballet and opera stories, this #filmstrip re-tells the story of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."
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Wow. Amazon really does sell everything.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Wow. Amazon really does sell everything.
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS that we can safeguard at @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch!
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November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS that we can safeguard at @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch!
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? 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 tonight on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? 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 tonight on Twitch.
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Our friends have a very gifted 5yo. For his birthday we ordered him a blanket from Amazon with the periodic table of elements. In less than sixty seconds he’d noticed that some elements were missing. #ChineseGarbage
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Our friends have a very gifted 5yo. For his birthday we ordered him a blanket from Amazon with the periodic table of elements. In less than sixty seconds he’d noticed that some elements were missing. #ChineseGarbage
Just spent the entire afternoon trying to flash the BIOS on an old Acer Veriton. Should have taken five minutes, took HOURS. Had to turn to Grok for help. Grok apparently has a wicked sense of humor - "A clean Ubuntu server in under 48 hours of troubleshooting!" Hahahahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just spent the entire afternoon trying to flash the BIOS on an old Acer Veriton. Should have taken five minutes, took HOURS. Had to turn to Grok for help. Grok apparently has a wicked sense of humor - "A clean Ubuntu server in under 48 hours of troubleshooting!" Hahahahahaha
Scanned and uploaded to the Internet Archive: Visual Education Consultants was known for a weekly current-events #filmstrip, but also produced evergreen titles like this one on litter.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Scanned and uploaded to the Internet Archive: Visual Education Consultants was known for a weekly current-events #filmstrip, but also produced evergreen titles like this one on litter.
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