CURIOUS / COLLECTIONS

Cabinet of
curiosities

An informal collection of peculiar objects, overlooked details, strange encounters, and things worth a second look. From the road, the city, and everywhere in between.

Black-and-white photograph of shelves filled with curiosities, anatomical illustrations and collected objects.
Grayscale shelf still life with a bronze rabbit bust, dice, shell, river rock, succulent, Topo Chico bottle and peacock feather, Leica camera, Texas DOT marker, tobacco pipe and railroad spike.
Fig. 01 / The cabinetA collection worth a second look

Curious / Collections

Cabinet of Curiosities

An informal collection of peculiar objects, and strange encounters.

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5 curiosities in this selection

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Ephemera

CD-00015

Jack

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Added to the Curious Collection

Anywhere, USA

EphemeraField finds

CD-00012

Gourd Forbid

Anywhere, USA

Added to the Curious Collection

Discovered in Chanute, Kansas

Ephemera

CD-00011

Are Two Heads Better Than One?

Discovered in Chanute, Kansas

Added to the Curious Collection

Undead dolls discovered in San Antonio, Texas

Ephemera

CD-00010

Zombies

Undead dolls discovered in San Antonio, Texas

Added to the Curious Collection

New Orleans, Louisiana

Ephemera

CD-00005

Waiting for the Next Customer

New Orleans, Louisiana

Added to the Curious Collection