Restoration Obscura
John BulmerWelcome to Restoration Obscura—where photography and history intersect. This Substack uncovers the hidden histories within forgotten photographs and the stories they reveal about our shared world. Every picture has a story.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 163 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 30 hours ago |
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The 1957 Apalachin, NY Mob Summit
The summit that ended the Mafia’s age of invisibility.
On the afternoon of November 14, 1957, the most powerful criminals in America ran for their lives through a muddy field in upstate New York, silk ties, Italian suits, and all, because...
American West Series: The Nevada Test Site
A History of 928 nuclear detonations and their fallout
A note: Restoration Obscura has deviated from its usual publishing schedule over the last ten days. I was out west researching new stories and photographing Cold War and military infra...
The GE Subway
A sealed tunnel under Lower Broadway in Schenectady
This is a longform Restoration Obscura feature.
Secrets in the Sunrise
On Steganography, a GE Engineer, and the Art of the Hidden Message
This is a longform Restoration Obscura feature.
The Capital Region's Nuclear Fallout Legacy
An update to Bill Heller’s A Good Day Has No Rain
This is a longform Restoration Obscura feature.
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Author, photographer, podcaster, journalist, and visual historian based in Saratoga, NY.
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