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Engraving, "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris," depicting the January 2, 1783 balloon flight over France, undated. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Paris Ascent. Monday, December 1 [crossed out with…

Photograph of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (fuselage number 25), undated.

Photograph of an event at an airfield, possibly the Los Angeles International Air Meet that took place at Dominguez Field, Los Angeles in January 1910. One of the balloons in the scene advertises for the "Los Angles Examiner" newspaper.

Photograph of the interior rigging of an airship, undated.

Oval back patch. White background with blue border and lettering: "Bill Lear."

Company patch for "LearAvia," undated. The patch is in the shape of a globe with banner across the middle.

Black plastic nametag for William P. Lear with engraved white text and metal pin back.Engraved on front: "Bill Lear / Probably the World's Lousiest Copilot."

Microphone designed in silver metal with a circular base the leads up to the microphone head. The head is black and silver with a perforated front piece. Where the base and the head is attached there is a hinge that allows the adjustment of the head.…

Mounted aerial color photograph of Caracas, Venezuela airport, undated.Caption on verso: "Caracas, Venezula airport the development of Eduardo Baquero and Oscar Benedetti, Lear Fan purchasers."

Aircraft part mold constructed out of an unknown plastic like material. The material is designed in an oval shape that has been painted gray.