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A vintage television commercial from 1955, scanned from a decomposing 16mm reel of film in the Smoky Mountain Radio Archive.

Some secret silent film history turns up! I was recently given a box of unidentified 16mm film reels, and was surprised to find this fantastically rare footage in the mix. "Rinaldo Rinaldini" is a forgotten German feature seen by relatively few after its initial release in 1927. Currently, this obscure movie is unavailable via streaming and home video. At least one other print is known to exist...

Fantastic and obscure single by young banjo prodigy Wade Hill, and backed by the Bluegrass Professionals. The late Knoxville-based musician released this hot and unique 45 rpm on the Appalachian label, sometime during the mid-1970s. Autographed single from the Smoky Mountain Radio Archive.

TVA Photographer Sam Orleans operated a movie studio in downtown Knoxville,Tennessee from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s. Sam produced hundreds of educational, training, television, entertainment, and documentary films, many now lost. Many of Orleans' films used local Knoxville actors and locations. Eagle eyed viewers will spot vintage scenes of Broadway, the Fellini Kroger, North Hills, Be...

A circa 1980 45rpm single recorded for Red Speeks' Red Hed label, based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. The sisters perform a great cover of the Carl Butler and Pearl standard "Don't Let Me Cross Over".

Two short fragments trimmed from obscure silent-era shorts. Scanned from 16mm toy films produced for the home movie market during the 1930s. 1: Dog Gone It: Early Walter Lantz animation-live action mix) 2: Dad Forgot His Pants: Possibly a Bobby Vernon comedy From the Bradley Reeves Film Collection

WIVK Cas Walker Fragments: Cary Sisters & Company (circa 1957)

A few scenes from the hard-to-see silent film STARK LOVE, released by Paramount in 1927. The film, depicting life, customs, and hardships experienced by mountaineers living in the Great Smoky Mountains, was shot near Robbinsville, North Carolina In 2009, Stark Love was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significa...

Capri Theatre Radio Spot: Carnal Knowledge (1971)

An interesting telescoped aircheck featuring WNOX-Radio (Knoxville, Tennessee) disc jockey Wayne Houser. This fast-paced and entertaining audiotape recording captures the sounds of top 40 radio during the mid-1970s. Added bonus are the classic ads for local business merchants. From the Smoky Mountain Radio Archive

BT Ice Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, late 1940s

Clips from 8mm Home Movies shot by country music legends Carl and Pearl Butler during the 1950s and 1960s. From the Butler Collection.

Knoxville singer Carl Butler performs a rockabilly tune on an early television show hosted by his old friend and fellow east Tennessean Carl Smith.

The Jim Walter Jubilee: The Singing Grandma (circa 1982)

Jim Walter Jubilee: Scotty Stoneman (circa 1970)

Fran Shea Interview (Community Access Channel 20)

Dolly Parton and Bill Monroe: Muleskinner Blues (circa 1982)

WTVK-TV 26 Newscast (1984)

Today Show: Jane Pauley in Knoxville for the 1982 World's Fair

Adventure: Compositions in October (circa 1976)

WTVK-TV 26 Interviews (circa 1982)

Mad Jack Fielden TV Commercial (1982)

Tennessee Waltz: Tennessee Theatre Make Up and Interviews (1987)

Gene Pool (1991)

WNOX Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round: Hank Collins and Bus Baird (circa 1950)

The Rambling Hillbillies - God Loves His Children (circa 1949)

A Day at The Fair: Chilhowee Park (circa 1961)