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

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://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

With that said, I am frustrated beyond belief. If anyone can Locate the service manual for the Sharp PC-5700 series laptop, please let me know... I am in need of it as Sharps manuals contain schematics.

This is why archival is IMPORTANT!! Sharp PC-5700 series 5745 Service Manual is non-existent except for ONE site. Bought it at servicemanuals.net and guess what! He... Threw... Them.. All... Away... Perhaps the only copy left in existence, Gone. Not found another. Gotta love business decisions

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

DISCORD EXCLUSIVE STREAM 7PM EDT: I was recently donated a set of graphic, explicit sex education #filmstrips from the Unitarian church. I'll be starting to scan these on my Discord tonight since they're too hot for YouTube/Twitch. "Come" hang out: 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

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Goofy Stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can save at @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

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

NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: A rare #filmstrip adaptation of a 60s #Disney short in the "What Should I Do?" series. https://uncom.cc/j63is

🧵1/3 Thousands of educational filmstrips are deteriorating faster than they can be digitized. 🎞️ Archivist Mark O'Brien explains why preserving these overlooked materials has become a race against time. 📚 Read the essay in VANISHING CULTURE from the #InternetArchiveL archive.org/details/vani...

Moving some things around on the backend. This is a test post. Can you see it?

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1973 #filmstrip series on pop music in the 20th century is filled with number-one tracks from the original artists, making it impossible to restore and post anywhere. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/4qg2d

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This #filmstrip demonstrates the importance of the general store in pioneer days. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/8v15n

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This undated #filmstrip features illustrations from students at the Mohansic School in Yorktown Heights, NY. It's missing its soundtrack, though, so it's hard to tell what it's about. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/acbcj

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1971 #filmstrip teaches children how employees of stores help their community. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/ux8s4

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip retells "Treasure Island" in a "new visual form of story telling." VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/epcr5

Uncommon Ephemera is on hiatus as we process the loss of our cat Peter, who passed away from complications of liver failure brought on by a congenital liver shunt. He was just 15 months old. We are heartbroken. We will be back in a few weeks. Hope to see you soon.

No show tonight. One of our cats Peter has taken a turn for the worst, due to a congenital liver shunt condition. We're not sure he's going to make it much longer. We'll update you when you can. For now, we're just heartbroken.

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This undated (but ancient) #filmstrip tells the story of The Three Little Pigs. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/1z1oe

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1953 series on early American history, this #filmstrip details the progress in the middle colonies at the start of the 1600s. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/85ji2

Today is my birthday. I'm 51. At 16? You can drive. 18? You can vote. 21? you can drink. 50? That's "the big one." But today I'm 51. The milestones now? My work: 1,300+ rare films saved. 3,000+ more to do. If you feel like giving me a birthday gift: https://uncommonephemera.org/donate

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a large set on American history, this 1959 #filmstrip outlines societal and cultural changes at the end of the 19th century. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/eznbe

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1975 #filmstrip from a current events publisher tells the story of press freedom through the years. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/b8e53

"Why don't you just apply for a grant?" NFPF Basic Preservation Grants. $1K-$20K. Film collection + film lab + institutional status to qualify. Grant pays to make film prints of what you already have. I made 1,300+ available for the first time. Not the right kind of public access....

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1962 series on the culture we got from the old world, this #filmstrip focuses on the heritage received from Muslim cultures. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/cb9lp

Episode 4 of Robot Roulette premieres IN ONE HOUR. Are you in the YouTube chat yet? https://uncom.cc/8n8m6

Come hang out tonight!

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

Ever have to stop rehearsing to tell a yippy dog to STFU? Phil has. Robot Roulette episode 4 premieres TOMORROW at 7pm EDT on YouTube! https://uncom.cc/8n8m6

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

The one where Phil tries to tell a joke. Robot Roulette episode 4 premieres TOMORROW on YouTube! https://uncom.cc/8n8m6

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

We miss you, Doily O'Shaughnessy. Episode 4 premieres June 2nd right here on YouTube! https://uncom.cc/8n8m6

Helpin Phil move

Bruh. Episode 4 of Robot Roulette premieres June 2nd on YouTube!

We made some upgrades to the wheel. New episode of Robot Roulette June 2nd on YouTube!

We were a little tired for this one. Robot Roulette episode 4 premieres June 2nd on YouTube.

NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: A rare #filmstrip adaptation of a 60s #Disney short in the "What Should I Do?" series. https://archive.org/details/uncommon-ephemera-filmstrip-f5660-1510-the-lunch-money-walt-disney-educational-media-company-1972

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1963 series on Australia, this #filmstrip teaches the viewer about Australia's industries and resources. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/lgrvj