There is a specific sound that anyone who grew up in the 70s, 80s, or 90s knows by heart: the mechanical click-clack of a cassette player’s "Play" button, followed by a faint, rhythmic hiss before the music or voices begin. Whether it was a homemade mixtape,...
For many of us, the most powerful memories aren't just seen: they are heard. It might be the specific crackle in a grandfather’s laugh, the melodic way a mother hummed while cooking, or the enthusiastic babble of a child’s first words captured on a handheld...
There is a very specific sound that anyone who grew up in the 60s or 70s remembers: the rhythmic click-clack-click-clack of a film projector. It usually started in a darkened living room, often with a sheet taped to the wall or a beaded screen pulled up from a metal...
Categories: Tips & Tricks, Preservation Let’s take a quick trip back to the 80s and 90s. Remember the feeling of holding a pencil and winding the loose tape back into a plastic shell? Remember the precise art of waiting for the radio DJ to stop talking so you...
Most people hear the word "microfilm" and immediately picture a dark, quiet library basement, a flickering green screen, and the rhythmic thwack-thwack-thwack of a manual reel being spun by a stressed-out grad student. It feels like something out of a 1970s...
If you’re like most people, you probably have a few shoeboxes tucked away in a closet or up in the attic. Inside those boxes are the chronicles of your life: weddings, birthdays, that one awkward summer vacation in 1992, and maybe even a few shots of relatives you...
