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Marilyn Peterson, left, Karl Bynoe and Georgia Andrews stand at a service counter of the Hayden Library with a display of rare books donated by Ironton A. Kelly III. Original caption 1: "RARA 'Historiae Animalium,' a volume of sixteenth century animal drawings by Karl von Gesner, was said to be 'the first printed book to display portraits of dogs.' You can see it on display in the Hayden Library first floor corridor with other rare books. They belong to a collection of fifteen books important for the development of scientific thought, including first editions by Sir Francis Bacon and Galileo Galilei; and also 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy' by Sir Isaac Newton. The collection was recently given to MIT by I. Austin Kelly, III, Class of 1926. With rare book exhibit, (left to right): Marilyn Peterson (Archives), Karl Bynoe (Humanities Librarian) and Georgia Andrews (office of the Director of Libraries)." Original credit line: Tech Talk Photo by Bob Lyon.