Upton Bell Collection at UMass Lowell Libraries

A book of color photographs taken at historic Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dead in Good Company also features short essays written by prominent local writers including Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe; investigative reporter and novelist, Hank Phillipi Ryan; and Upton Bell.

On a cold, crisp, December night, a lone Snowy Owl navigated the star-studded sky, far from his Arctic origins. The New Hampshire coast gleamed below as dawn lit the countryside. Soon he saw marshes and tidal pools, reminding him of home. Should he take a closer look? He descended and landed on a small island of marsh grass. In the distance he saw a vole scrambling. He took off, swooped down and captured breakfast. He liked this place. Thus began Star Guy’s Great Adventure, in the seaside town of Salisbury, Massachusetts.