The Lowery Collection, Part II: Order Coleoptera

Anatomical Drawing of a Beetle by H.C. Lowery, November 1947.

The Lowery Collection, Part I: Order Hemiptera

Recently I went to an estate sale, and I purchased some decent stuff. An empty Bubble-Up soda bottle, a Niagara Falls souvenir coffee mug, some old sheet music, but the best thing I got there was in the "Free" box. Always look in the "Free" box. This box contained the college notebooks of the man whose estate was for sale, H.C. Lowery. In one of the notebooks was (and still is) a series of anatomical insect drawings from 1947 when, from what I can tell from surrounding evidence, Mr. Lowery was a student at the University of Georgia. Over the next few days, I will be posting these drawings here. If you are (or know someone who is) a family member of H.C. Lowery, formerly of Athens, GA, and would like to have these drawings, please contact me by leaving a comment. I will give them to you. Until then, they are safe.



Anatomical Drawing of a Squash Bug (Back View) by H.C. Lowery, October 1947.

The Sleepy Hillbilly

Dog Patch (London, Kentucky) bumper sticker. To learn more about the Dog Patch Trading Post, read this. Please note that this is not the failed Dogpatch USA theme park in Arkansas.

Stops Fogging Like Magic

Geni brand cloth eyeglass cleaners. Look how serious that "geni" is about keeping your vision smudge-free. You'll see so clearly you won't even think about wishing for more wishes.

Nation's Largest Gift Shop

Bumper sticker from the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove in Myrtle Beach, SC. I re-colored this one because my scanner doesn't like fluorescent colors. I am not too good at the photo-editing software.

To learn more about the Gay Dolphin, visit their official website.

Nation's Largest Gift Shop

Bumper sticker from the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. One of the best place I have ever been. I re-touched and partially re-colored this image because my scanner does not do well with fluorescent colors. I probably did not do a very good job. For more information on the Gay Dolphin, visit their website.

Deadly Friend

Promotional photograph of Anne Ramsey from the 1986 Wes Craven film Deadly Friend.