LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org + donations and Mrs. Ephemera! IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: IS THIS ANYTHING? Unboxing Special! We'll be looking at some donations of #VHS tapes and #filmstrips, and we'll look through some tapes for #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org. https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: IS THIS ANYTHING? Unboxing Special! We'll be looking at some donations of #VHS tapes and #filmstrips, and we'll look through some tapes for endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org. https://uncom.cc/yc412

My body is ready. #SuperTroopers3

So, uh, yeah, turns out this unit doesn’t play tapes recorded in LP or EP. Like, at all. Not even as a courtesy. I get it for recording, but jeez, not even playback? As a courtesy? A contingency?

Uncommon Ephemera@uncommonephemera.org · 4d ago

Just got real lucky at a thrift store.

LOST MEDIA PRESERVED at @archive.org: During severe weather in the 80s, NOAA Weather Radio would play these PSAs in between forecasts & warnings. The voiceover guy has the perfect voice to make listeners pay attention. This one discusses being safe in your home. https://uncom.cc/noaaweatherpsas

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This ancient #filmstrip is ostensibly about the Pilgrims, but it's hard to tell more because it's missing a soundtrack or a teacher's script. https://uncom.cc/dbuio

Just got real lucky at a thrift store.

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip introduces young students to early forms of communication. https://uncom.cc/h11ar

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This ancient #filmstrip discusses how fire works. https://uncom.cc/cem1w

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip explains to young children how vegetables are grown. https://uncom.cc/inxco

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

Due to a family emergency today (everything is fine now), IS THIS ANYTHING? will start later than usual tonight, at approximately 8:00 PM EDT. Watch this space for an announcement that we're live. Sorry for any inconvenience.

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? 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 on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

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 that Hanna-Barbera produced #filmstrips? In this conclusion of a nutrition series featuring the #Jetsons, George and Elroy's teaching robot instructs them on how to eat right. https://uncom.cc/k6dhh

NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know that Hanna-Barbera produced #filmstrips? In this conclusion of a nutrition series featuring the Jetsons, George and Elroy's teaching robot instructs them on how to eat right. https://uncom.cc/k6dhh

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 Coronet #filmstrip explained to young children that people live in lots of different types of neighborhoods. Sadly it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/3kmzs

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1954 Encyclopaedia Britannica #filmstrip is a primer on light for young students, and features adorable mid-century illustrations. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/01b7p

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1957 #filmstrip, part of a series on the seasons for primary students, tells the oddly-specific story of insects preparing for winter. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/7v6aq

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip from a small producer discusses the delicate balance between man and nature. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/69gdg

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

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

Schools are throwing away millions of old educational filmstrips. Thankfully, one heroic archivist rescued this masterpiece from oblivion. (Yes, that's gonorrhea depicted as a dragon.) Read about @uncommonephemera.org's work & see more filmstrips: www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...