Jason, This is such an insightful post. I saw the meme as well on Twitter and wondered of its provenance. A curse/benefit of writing history, I suppose. Love how this was traced back to the source and a lesson on memes for all of us. It'd be great to find a Twitter feed that offers these vintage newsreels--and then burrows down to their origination point. So much more interesting. Thanks for this!
Thanks, Neal! I'll try to do more in this newsletter; I have so many examples from my book. There are, of course, many historians who work in this area, too. Years ago I attended the Orphan film conference where historians and archivists are tracking down scores of lost or forgotten footage. The question is always where will the funding come from? it takes time and effort to run a Twitter feed, Substack or investigate lost histories (as you know). who will fund and support that work is always an open question...
thanks, Steve! my wife was just in California exploring the state parks and small historical museums. so many fascinating historic sites. we'll reach out next time we're in the area.
Jason, This is such an insightful post. I saw the meme as well on Twitter and wondered of its provenance. A curse/benefit of writing history, I suppose. Love how this was traced back to the source and a lesson on memes for all of us. It'd be great to find a Twitter feed that offers these vintage newsreels--and then burrows down to their origination point. So much more interesting. Thanks for this!
Thanks, Neal! I'll try to do more in this newsletter; I have so many examples from my book. There are, of course, many historians who work in this area, too. Years ago I attended the Orphan film conference where historians and archivists are tracking down scores of lost or forgotten footage. The question is always where will the funding come from? it takes time and effort to run a Twitter feed, Substack or investigate lost histories (as you know). who will fund and support that work is always an open question...
Nicely done. Thanks for the research and the post.
thanks, Steve! my wife was just in California exploring the state parks and small historical museums. so many fascinating historic sites. we'll reach out next time we're in the area.
This is a fascinating post. Thank you.