Photographic slide of William P. Lear (second from right) and staff members looking at technical drawings at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954.Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men with a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft (tail number 24270, nose designation FU-270) at Lear, Incorporated's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s. A Lockheed F-80…
Photograph of William P. Lear (pointing to schematic drawing) addressing attendees of the Lear Autopilot Service School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1951. The caption gives details about the school and Lear's presentation.Typed caption on…
Photograph of Wayne Newton (center), William P. Lear (second from left), Moya O. Lear (left), and others next to a Learjet aircraft, Detroit, Michigan, June 1965.Typed caption on verso: "Recording artist Wayne Newton and associates, ride in Lear Jet.…
Photograph of various aircraft in a Lear, Incorporated hangar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s. Two Lear company Beech Bonanza B35 aircraft (wing numbers NC3901N and NC3804N) are in the foreground and several unidentified jet aircraft are…
Photographic group portrait of the Toronto Flying Club in front of the First Pursuit Group Headquarters, Selfridge Field, Michigan, circa 1929. Some of the men, including Julius A. Barr, are identified by last name in the typed caption.
Caption:…
Photograph of a Stewart M-2 aircraft (tail number NC-493M) parked near a hangar, Detroit, Michigan, circa June 1933. Inscription "La Lee's plane. Detroit. 1933."Inscription on verso: "Top - 160. [Cruise?] - 135. One mob - 90. Ceiling 24,000. One mob…
Audio recording of an oral history with fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel, circa 1980s-1990s. Microcassette 1 of 2.
Abstract from transcript: In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air…
Photographic slide of men working with lathes in a metal shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Metal shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photographic slide of men working with lathes at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Flex shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."