An archive of lost media and the stuff someone taped over.

Local TV broadcasts. Training videos nobody asked for. Commercials that only survived because somebody hit record and forgot. I open them live, four nights a week.

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Niki Simon School of Dance Rhythm Is a Dancer VHS and case labels for Acts 2 & 3, June 6, 1993

VHS-2026-544

Niki Simon School of Dance: Rhythm Is a Dancer (Acts 2 & 3, 1993)

1993

Dance

VHS-2026-543

Niki Simon School of Dance: Rhythm Is a Dancer (Act 1, 1993)

1993

Dance

Mark Wilson Video Course in Magic kit with an audio tape, printed course materials and props

VHS-2026-1220

Video Course in Magic (Mark Wilson)

Sony VHS labeled 'FAMILY REUNION' and 'August 30, 1992' beside a striped Dynamicron sleeve that extends past the top of the frame.

VHS-2026-952

Family Reunion, August 30, 1992 (handwritten VHS label)

Black VHS with a handwritten label in front of an Avanti 120 SHG sleeve; the sleeve extends beyond the top of the photo.

VHS-2026-1390

Church videos (handwritten VHS label)

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Columbus TV compilation: Letterman, Auto Showcase and local ads | VHS-2026-1394
An unlabeled Scotch VHS holds Columbus-area news, Letterman, Paul Simon, a long used-car showcase and a drama cut off mid-scene.
Cleveland TV in 1989: AFHV, News Center 8 and a stack of commercials
A Cleveland TV recording with the AFHV pilot, News Center 8, Siskel and Ebert, daytime shows and individually logged local ads.
Springer, Jenny Jones, and Columbus in April 1999
WSYX Columbus daytime TV: Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, a Lost Episodes compilation, and local commercial breaks. First Springer block dated April 14, 1999; tape partly viewed.

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