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Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time.
A blog dedicated to celebrating humanity through ephemera.
Items from my personal collection and used as inspiration for posts.

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The cure to consumption is through the stomach

Another favorite advertisement in the Philadelphia and its Environs is for Schenck’s Building, located at Sixth and Arch in Philadelphia....

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Vacationing in Philadelphia

In the next few posts, I am exploring the guidebook Philadelphia and its Environs published by Lippincott & Co. in 1875. This publication...

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Longing For The Past

I exposed my history as a “Mall Goth,” and am propelling us a few years down the line when fashion again reflects some cultural changes....

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The Almighty

When I talk to others around my age demographic, 30–37-year-old in a random suburb, many have a similar story. Sitting in a friend’s...

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Granted, there are some shady teenagers in the mall.

My posts have not been embarrassing enough, so let me introduce you to myself in 2004 - a true "Mall Goth." In my journals in 2004 we...

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Independent. Commercial. Independent.

Last post I wrote about how ephemera in my journals connected to cultural movements and aesthetics at the time. In this post we will...

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2000 to 1960

The year is 2003 and the United States is still feeling the ramifications of a terrorist attack on American soil, 9/11. In pop culture, a...