1950s MIT Instrumentation Lab Illustrated Booklet • Original Caricature Ephemera
Original 1950s MIT Instrumentation Laboratory illustrated booklet filled with hand-drawn caricatures, signatures, and humorous department artwork created by staff artists, including pieces signed “Rush,” “Killeen,” and others. The cover reads “A FANcy way of saying Hello again” and the inside pages include detailed ink caricatures of MIT employees from Sept. 1955, along with a small original photo and additional mixed media elements from the Technical Publications Department. The pages show age toning, minor edge wear, and tape from the period, but the drawings themselves are crisp and bold. A rare piece of mid-century scientific-institution ephemera with one-of-a-kind original artwork tied to the early history of MIT’s Instrumentation Lab (later Draper Laboratory).
Specifications
| Binding | Brochure/Pamphlet |
| Language | English |
| Topic | Academia |
| Subject | Academia |
| Year Printed | 1955 |
| Original/Facsimile | Original |
| Country Of Origin | United States |
Original 1950s MIT Instrumentation Laboratory illustrated booklet filled with hand-drawn caricatures, signatures, and humorous department artwork created by staff artists, including pieces signed “Rush,” “Killeen,” and others. The cover reads “A FANcy way of saying Hello again” and the inside pages include detailed ink caricatures of MIT employees from Sept. 1955, along with a small original photo and additional mixed media elements from the Technical Publications Department. The pages show age toning, minor edge wear, and tape from the period, but the drawings themselves are crisp and bold. A rare piece of mid-century scientific-institution ephemera with one-of-a-kind original artwork tied to the early history of MIT’s Instrumentation Lab (later Draper Laboratory).
