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Most printed ephemera wasn't meant to last. In VANISHING CULTURE, Eve Scarborough explores the hidden stories inside type ephemera. 📚 Read for free or purchase in print: archive.org/details/vani... 🧵

19/8/26, 2:00 am75 reposts278 likes

Gary McGath

@gmcgath.bsky.social

19 Aug

> Most printed ephemera wasn't meant to last. Isn't that the definition of ephemera? What would ephemera meant to last be?

RadialMonster

@radialmonster.com

19 Aug

This is triggering my hoarder tendencies.

Internet Archive

@archive.org

19 Aug

At Letterform Archive, fragile paper goods preserve fingerprints, doodles, & traces of everyday lives they were never meant to record. ✍️🗂️ #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive @letterformarchive.org #books

BuffaloResearch.com

@buffaloresearch.com

31 Aug

The Buffalo History Museum, in Buffalo, NY, has a Buffalo-area menu collection going back to the 1840s, over 1,400 pieces. Here is a Google sheet listing them. #Buffalo #FoodHistory 🗃️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

docs.google.comMenu Collection Index