Visual Materials

Sciurus mollipilosus, aud. and bach. Soft-haired squirrel

Description: Image of a pair of squirrels in the branches of a tree.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1843
Call number: priJLC_SCI_003444
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people: Audubon, John James, (1785-1851.); Bien, Julius, (1826-1909.); Bowen, John T., (approximately 1801-1856?); Compton, Richard J. (1799-1865.); Johnston, David Claypoole,; Trouvelot, E. L.
Associated organizations: Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.); Charles Scribner's Sons.; J.H. Bufford & Co.; Kurz & Allison.; Munn & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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