Minicon 6
This page exists to hold scanned documents associated with Minicon 6, held April 7-9, 1972.
Program Book
This program book was printed partially in black and white and partially in 3-color using a ditto machine (a.k.a. spirit duplicator). The color ink faded rather severely between 1972 (when it was printed) and 2009 (when it was scanned), but the black and white is fine.
Here are several versions of the scans. First, very high resolution original scans. Second, half that resolution (still quite high) with minimal post-processing to straighten and remove ragged edges. Third, with more reasonable file sizes with the color portions enhanced so that they are easier to see. (On the front cover, this introduces an artifact wherein the background color is different in the region where the foreground is color.) Finally, with the smallest file size we could manage while still preserving most of the content (the faded color artwork is the loser here).
| Raw scans | High res, cleaned | Lower res, enhanced | Smallest files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | Front cover | Front cover | Front cover |
| 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 |
| 6-7 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 6-7 |
| 8-9 | 8-9 | 8-9 | 8-9 |
| . | . | . | . |
| 12-13 | 12-13 | 12-13 | 12-13 |
| 14-15 | 14-15 | 14-15 | 14-15 |
| Back cover | Back cover | Back cover | Back cover |
Here is a text-only transcription of the whole book.
Most of the Minicon 6 program book is in the public domain due to having been published between 1923 and 1977 without a copyright notice.
Art by Jim Odbert is © nybor mystical art 2009 and reproduced here by permission.
Pages 10-11 are not available due to another copyrighted art piece for which we have yet to contact the artist.
Badge/registration form/banquet ticket
Here is a full color version (150x larger file)