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Time for an adventure in the late 19th Century! We’ll be sparking imagination with the Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs on this week’s #ArchivalAdventures#Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 169, featuring a silver albumen print photograph of three electric generators in a large room with white tile floors and walls, and various windows letting in daylight. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Time for an adventure! This week, It’s #2 of the sci-fi stories deemed classic in 1940 by author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz: Colossus by Donald Wandrei! Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 168, Colossus by Donald Wandrei – Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 Classics of Science-Fiction # 2, featuring an illustration of a man holding a sample slide up to his eye level. Standing on the slide is a human figure seen in silhouette with its arms raised as if waving for attention. The top of a microscope can be seen in the foreground. There is a caption below which reads “Titan! My death will not serve you! Spare me from the knife!” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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This week we return to the 1920s Hauser Institute of New York City. Founded by Gayelord Hauser, a food scientist who published booklets and broadsides containing nutrition and diet pseudoscience. Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 167, Hauser Institute of New York #2, featuring a drawing of a woman jumping for joy. Above the woman are the words “Reduce and Rejuvenate”. To her left are the words “The New Way” and to her right are the words “The pound a day reducing system.” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Rogan is heading to the 20th century to learn how to sow the seeds of victory! Today, we’ll be looking at victory gardens from World War I and World War II! Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 166, Victory Gardens, featuring a black graphic on a yellow background. In the center is a shield shape with a silhouette of a farmer holding a pitchfork. Around the shield there is text that reads “Food for Freedom.” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Time for an adventure! This week, we’re blasting off to begin an exploration of sci-fi stories deemed classic in 1940 by author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz! Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 165, Farewell to Earth by Donald Wandrei – Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 Classics of Science-Fiction # 1, featuring an illustration showing a man and woman on a high balcony overlooking a cityscape with cliffs in the distant background. The woman is pointing off to the right. There is a caption below which reads “The massive wall of glacier showed that the ice age was returning.” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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There’s always room for ArchivistKira to join the adventure! This week we’ll be exploring the history of gelatin from the mid-20th Century on. Join us on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 164: It’s All Jelly – History of Gelatin, Part 2 with Archivist Kira, featuring the Cover of General Foods, Inc.’s 1965 book “Magical Desserts with Whip’n Chill® Deluxe Dessert Mix: A magnificent collection of extraordinary desserts.” The cover shows a variety of desserts in vibrant technicolor on a blue-grey background. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Let's dive in! This week we’re plumbing the depths of the archives to learn about CSS H. L. Hunley, Confederate States Army submarine ⚓ and the first sub to successfully sink a warship. Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 162, CSS H. L. Hunley, featuring a sepia wash drawing by R. G. Skerrett from 1902. The drawing features the Hunley in dry dock with a man standing aft and leaning on the rudders. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Off to the Hyborian Age! This week: More Heron Spec. Fiction Collection w/the Dec. 1955 edition of Fantastic Universe, featuring “Conan, Man of Destiny” by L. Sprague de Camp & Robert E. Howard. Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 161, Spec Fiction - Conan, Man of Destiny, featuring a black-and-white drawing of a warrior wearing an orange Grecian-style tunic and wielding a sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left hand. He is depicted in front of a circular Grecian-style shield against a white background. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Up, Up, and Away in our beautiful balloons! We’re flying high for a look at the history of Union & Confederate air forces during the American Civil War. Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 160, featuring an illustration with a description at the bottom that says "Professor Thaddeus Lowe making a balloon ascension on a reconnoitering expedition to Vienna, Va." The Illustration is black and white and features a balloon surrounded by Union Troops awaiting the balloon to ascend. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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Live from the archives! Today, we're exploring food, agriculture, and rationing publications from the World Wars. What will the average citizen need to ration to support the war effort? Come find out! Join me on #Twitchtwitch.tv/Rogan27#ArchivalAdventures

Promo for Archival Adventures Episode 159, Food and Agriculture During the World Wars, featuring a poster of a Paper Holiday declared by Yorktown's Paper. The poster features coloring of red, white, and blue and at the top says "Paper Holiday a Great Success." It then describes the importance of a paper holiday to meet a national quota for saving paper for the war effort. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
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