Scratchboard depiction of a deserted lumber camp whose structures are falling apart, with three low buildings or sheds that have lost most of their roofs and some of their walls. In the foreground, two axes are stuck into a tree stump. A pole and a broken box lean against the stump.
Scratchboard illustration of anaconda on shore with reeds stalking two capybaras in water. Published in "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), page 133.
Scratchboard illustration of the plant "Androsace septentrionalis." Illustration was used in the book "As Far as the Yukon" by Florence Page Jaques (1951), page 151. There is a small illustration of a crow [?] on a branch in upper left of this board. This bird does not appear in the final book illustration.
Scratchboard illustration depicting several caribou in profile, moving as a herd from right to left. In foreground, the ground bears dozens of caribou tracks.
Scratchboard illustration depicting a black duck taking off from a northwoods pond. Water droplets visible dripping from duck's tail and extended foot. Conifers, some almost bare in background. Reedy grasses surround dark pond which shows ripples.
Scratchboard illustration of a bobolink, flying over fields, seen from a bird's-eye view. Illustrated in "John Burroughs' America" (Farida A. Wiley, 1951), page 214.
Scratchboard depicting a rocky canyon pass, with sheer cliffs leading to a winding, fast-moving river or stream at their base. A few trees dot the cliffs, and in the right hand cliffs a railroad bridge is visible in two places.
Scratchboard illlustration of fifteen chimney swifts converging around top of brick chimney. From the title page of "A Guide to Birdwatching" (Joseph J. Hickey, 1943.)
Scratchboard depicting a hilly landscape with hills terminating, in the foreground, with a near-vertical cliff face or cliff formation. Possibly portrays a man-made scene. Several pencil marks also visible on sheet, suggesting that the work is unfinished.
Scratchboard depicting a cotton rat facing left, in front of a hole (likely its nest) with grass and twigs surrounding. A few trees indicated in background. Preparatory for a scratchboard illustration published in Victor H. Cahalane's "Mammals of North America" (1947), p. 484.
Scratchboard illustration of two separate images, positioned one above the other. Upper image depicts two egrets standing in water with grasses behind. Lower image depicts three dolphins (possibly bottle-nosed) showing underside and side view. These illustrations may have been intended for "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), but do...
Scratchboard illustration of giant armadillo. Published in the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946) as the chapter header illustration for chapter 29, page 140.
Scratchboard illustration of giant tortoise. Published in the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946) as the chapter header illustration for chapter 34, page 166.
Scratchboard illustration of house with textured entry and front with steps leading up to entry, flanked by a conifer on each side. Bare tree and rail fence on left. Deciduous trees in background.
Scratchboard drawing of two manatees in water, both facing left. The foreground manatee is diving down, and the one behind it is simply floating. This image was an illustration for the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), the heading for Chapter 24, "Ridiculous Mermaid." The illustration published in "South American Zoo" is vir...
Scratchboard image of a mining complex at Flin Flon, a Canadian mining town that straddles the boundary of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba. Zinc and copper mining have long dominated the town's economy. In Jaques's scratchboard, the foreground is a field, with a line of grasses and trees dividing ...
Scratchboard depicting a bull moose approaching the edge of a forest, quartered away, looking back towards the viewer. Its tracks appear in snow behind it.
Scratchboard depicting a pair of black-throated blue warblers perching in a tree. The male is perched on a branch, and the female sits in a nest nearby.
Scratchboard illustration depicting pancakes on a plate, with a fork resting atop the stack. Used as an illustration in Florence Page Jaques, "There Once Was A Puffin" (1956.)
Scratchboard illustration of five cavies in the mountains of Patagonia. Used as the header illustration for chapter XXVIII of "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946.)
Scratchboard illustration of plants with snow on them. Large foreground plants might be pussy willows with snow. Background plants are several of the same species.
Scratchboard containing two separate images on one sheet: two pelicans in flight on the upper half of the sheet, and on the lower half, a puma crouching in branches.
Scratchboard illustration of sea lions on beach with rocks and water in background. Published as the header illustration for chapter XXXII of "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946.)
Scratchboard illustration of snow-covered road with conifers in background, related to illustration on page 55 of "Snowshoe Country" (Florence Page Jaques, 1944.)
Scratchboard drawing of a spider monkey, facing right, standing on a branch and scratching its face with its back right leg. The monkey's long tail grasps a higher branch. This image was an illustration for the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), the heading for Chapter 17, "Spider Monkey." The illustration published in "South...
Scratchboard illustration of a state trooper and a doctor climbing a hill to log cabin, with car from 1940s [?] at bottom of hill. Bare trees by the cabin.
Scratchboard image of a five men sitting near a cabin at water's edge. A houseboat floats nearby. A few logs, planks, and a log skid are scattered in the foreground.
Scratchboard image depicting a canoe floating at the edge of water, with a pair of paddles nearby leaning against a rocky outcrop. A few trees in distance.
Cover mockup for "Snowshoe Country" (1944), which was titled "Winter Wilderness" at the time this work was created. Shows three people snowshoeing through heavy snow.
Scratchboard drawing of three monkeys silhouetted in the branches of a tree.This image was an illustration for the book "South American Zoo" (Victor W. Von Hagen, 1946), the endpiece for Chapter 37, "Our Living South American Zoo." The illustration was intended for "South American Zoo" is virtually identical to the scratchboard. Pencil notations...
Scratchboard illustration of South America, showing animals superimposed on land mass and surrounding sea, roughly according to their geographic distribution. Animals depicted include capybara, guanaco, anteater, anaconda, manatee, trumpeter bird, monkey, harpy eagle, rhea, two types of penguins [Humbolt and Magellanic?], hump-backed whale, guan...
