Ephemera Digitization & Preservation

Florida’s Seminole Indians Postcard Booklet (Souvenir)

The Florida Seminole Indians postcard booklet is a souvenir that tourists could buy when they went to Florida in the middle of the 20th century. It has a bunch of postcards that show Seminole people doing everyday things while wearing traditional…

Fort Meyer Gate Postcard

This postcard from the early 1900s shows the Fort Meyer Gate entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. It belongs to a souvenir pack called "Views of Beautiful Arlington, VA," which includes other famous spots like the Tomb of the Unknown…

2010 FIFA World Cup Tickets and Official Ticket Guide

This artifact consists of four original tickets from the 2010 FIFA World Cup along with an official ticket guide booklet. The tickets are for a Group E match between the Netherlands and Japan, representing entry into one of the most historically…

“The GM ODYSSEY: SCIENCE NOT FICTION”

Advertisement for General Motors or GM found inside of an American Visions Magazine from 1986, introducing new technology that will be used in and on future GM models. Including electronic navigation systems, instrument panels, and electronic POD…

Vintage Champion Spark Plug Advertisement

A vintage print advertisement promoting Champion Spark Plugs, featuring a four-engine propeller airliner, a spark plug illustration, and an orange automobile. The ad claims that most airlines specify Champion Spark Plugs due to their dependability.…

General Electric Automatic Dishwasher Advertisement

A 1958 magazine advertisement promoting the General Electric automatic dishwasher. The ad contrasts the labor of handwashing dishes with the convenience of GE’s new appliance, using illustrated scenes of dishwashing and a modern kitchen photograph.…

Lablache Face Powder Advertisement

This is an advertisement for Lablache Face Powder, a Ben Levy Company product, a French perfumery from Boston, Massachusetts, produced in the early 20th century. The ad is decorated with floral borders and a woman's profile portrait; it projects…

"Science shows why Old Dutch Cleaner costs less to use"

The back of a farmer’s wife magazine that contains an advertisement. The advertisement is about cleaning powder which uses evidence from a microscope to explain why their product is better. It has a yellowish look of old paper. It is very similar to…

Drinking Gourds

The drinking gourd is typically made from the dried shell of a calabash or bottle gourd plant. After hollowing and drying, the gourd becomes a lightweight, durable vessel used for drinking water, palm wine, milk, and other beverages. In many regions,…

"Consider your Adam's Apple" Lucky Strike Ad

A small pack of cigarettes that makes it safer to consume in your throat than other tobacco products. Lucky Strike exposes ultraviolet rays that expels certain harsh irritants that is shown in all raw tobacco products. Lucky Strike is a U.S.…

A Self-Lathering Brush: The Latest and the Greatest Shaving Aid

Full page featuring an ad. The advertisement is about a self-lathering brush in the weekly newspaper. Published at the end of WWI.

Identifier: Three circular images at the top of the page demonstrate the three steps of using the brush. Step one…

Send No Money!

Full-page ad for the Oliver No. 9 typewriter with the title "Send No Money" Published in the April 7, 1922, issue of The American Legion Weekly, a post-World War I magazine distributed to American veterans. Offering a five-day free trial, an…

Original Picture of Sai Baba

The photo contains Sai Baba at a very old age with flower adornments around his neck and a timestamp on the top left.

Physical Dimensions: 3 inches x 2 inches

An African Restaurant Menu

This is a general menu for The African Grill. The African Grill was founded in 2012 and has used this menu during all hours of operation from 2018 to 2025. This menu displays a variety of Nigerian cuisine, with categories such as African Starters,…

Climb Ev’ry Mountain

This is the score for the song “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” from the film The Sound of Music (1965), written for voice and piano accompaniment.

2008 NHL All Star Ticket in Atlanta, signed.

A photograph of a physical ticket for the 2008 NHL All Star Game hosted in Atlanta Georgia before the local team moved to Winnipeg. It is larger than the average NHL ticket of the day and was signed by a couple of players that are not identified.…

Georgia’s early voting “I Voted” sticker from the 2024 election

The peach themed “I Voted” sticker is widely distributed at many Georgia polling locations. The design reflects the state’s nickname, the Peach State, and highlights how civic symbols often draw on local identities- which is why variations exist in…