Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 7hDue to the recent @nytimes profile on my filmstrip preservation work, I've gotten a TON of donations! My wife and I will be opening these donations live Wednesday September 30 at 7pm EDT. Please share & join us! uncom.cc/nexum 0154
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 9hScanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1948 #filmstrip from a Christian publisher with Disney-esque art seems to be talking about Native Americans and astronomical constellations, but it's missing its soundtrack, so who knows what it's about? VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/kfel3 073
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17hDue to the recent @nytimes profile on my filmstrip preservation work, several donors have found me and offered more stuff to save. This is all the stuff I've gotten in the past month. My wife and I will be opening these donations live tomorrow night. Please share & join us! uncom.cc/w3gwv 0196
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412 021
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026LIVE 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? uncom.cc/yc412 052
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026LIVE 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? uncom.cc/yc412 051
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026SPECIAL EVENT WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 7PM EDT: I've gotten EVEN MORE donated media to save since Thursday! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday night as we see what we got! uncom.cc/w3gwv 032
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026Could be the worst album cover ever. This album should be called “A Lunch Is Lost.” 050
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026SPECIAL LIVE SHOW WED SEP 30 7PM EDT UNBOXING FILMSTRIP DONATIONS! I've received hundreds of filmstrips because of the NYT article! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday when we open them! More info: uncom.cc/w3gwv 074
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Part of a 1985 series on robotics, this #filmstrip showed students how robotics technology was used in industry at the time, and is a cool time capsule of the then-modern technology. uncom.cc/o653u 043
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026SPECIAL LIVE SHOW WED SEP 30 7PM EDT UNBOXING FILMSTRIP DONATIONS! I've received hundreds of filmstrips because of the NYT article! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday when we open them! More info: uncom.cc/w3gwv 086
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This very old #filmstrip is a tour of the southern highlands and southern coastal plain of Brazil, and seems to be missing a script the teacher would read along with it. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/sog2z 073
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 24/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1969 #filmstrip teaches viewers how to design multimedia-ready learning spaces for children and adults alike, with lots of retro tech and hand-built models. Sadly, no soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/avuro 031
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 24/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 #filmstrip from a Lutheran publisher is a measured, Christian-focused look at human reproduction. Sadly, it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/gtgv8 021
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 23/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: A 1981 #filmstrip adaptation of Marc Brown's book "Arthur's Valentine." Sadly, it's been separated from its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/5t2vq 052
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 23/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1955 #filmstrip from Life magazine presents the history of mammals, from the paleocene epoch to the pleistocene epoch. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/o6lcv 011
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412 011
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Old 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? uncom.cc/yc412 153
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026LIVE 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? uncom.cc/yc412 052
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 18/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip is an introduction to fractions, and features colorful, wholesome mid-century illustrations. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/gedgi 183
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1963 series on music, this #filmstrip focused on the concept of key signatures. Sadly, its soundtrack is long gone. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/m6865 043
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip introduces students to mixed fractions decades before Two And A Half Men. It's got colorful, wholesome mid-century illustrations, too. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/q2pst 121
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1955 #filmstrip from Life magazine is a comprehensive overview of the evolution of reptiles, from their evolutionary origins to the end of dinosaurs. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/k0ixb 031
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026Anybody familiar with the band #Pseudopod? I found this dub of their 1998 debut album "Pod" which was independently produced/released; looks to be nearly-lost and certainly super-rare. There are show recordings on @archive.org, should I upload this as well? 182
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This wholesome and colorful 1950 #filmstrip teaches viewers why Americans celebrate (or celebrated) Flag Day, and what the flag does (or used to) stand for. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/i0wip 042
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412 022
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Home movies? Old 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? uncom.cc/yc412 134
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026LIVE 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? uncom.cc/yc412 053
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 12/09/2026IN THE OFFICE: Scanning #filmstrips today for safeguarding at @archive.org and dumping some cassettes for the Discord to identify. Come keep me company and see almost-lost filmstrip frames come off the scanner in realtime. uncom.cc/zecye 043
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 11/09/2026NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Part of a 1985 series on robotics, this #filmstrip discusses the various differences that matter when choosing or specifying an industrial robot. uncom.cc/p8qbo 073
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 11/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip introduces viewers to mid-century farmers in Greece, and is full of photos of real farmers from 1950 working in rural areas of the country. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/cskil 051
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 10/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on colors for youngsters, this 1976 #filmstrip features a musical revue of the adventures in the previous filmstrips. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/g8m3j 093
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 10/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1976 elementary series on colors, this #filmstrip features a blue crayon who gets three blue wishes from a blue bee. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/jvh73 051
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 09/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1976 series on colors for youngsters, this #filmstrip features two red crayons who meet a wizard in the woods who can do "special things." It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/qner0 150
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 09/09/2026Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1976 series on colors for young children, this #filmstrip features a sentient orange crayon who gets a tour of a farm full of orange things. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/wkf3d 062
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 07/09/2026LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412 042
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 07/09/2026LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: You already know I save filmstrips. But I have a side quest, too: finding endangered and #lostmedia on VHS and uploading it to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight. Which of these tapes should we look at first? uncom.cc/yc412 074
Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 07/09/2026LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: You already know I save filmstrips. But I have a side quest, too: finding endangered and #lostmedia on VHS. Let's watch some tapes and see if we can find something to save at @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight. Which tape is first? uncom.cc/yc412 094
Reposted by Uncommon EphemeraInternet Archive @archive.org · 06/09/2026Read the essay from the film archivist behind Uncommon Ephemera on why it’s important to preserve filmstrips: blog.archive.org/2024/09/23/v...blog.archive.orgVanishing Culture: On Filmstrips | Internet Archive Blogs 731278
