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[William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform]
Photographic portrait of William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform, Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1920. Inscription on verso: "William Powell Lear -- Great Lakes Naval Base -- Chicago, Ill. 1920 / Personal album."

[Business card for Harold Crary, United Air Lines]
Business card for Harold Crary, Director of Advertising and News Service for United Air Lines, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Automobile at Chanute Air Force Base]
Photograph of an automobile at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1929.Inscription on verso: "Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, June 1929. Photograph by Aarne J. Pisila."

[National Air Races ticket booklet with metal plate, Chicago, Illinois, 1930]
National Air Races ticket booklet with metal plate, Chicago, Illinois, 1930.

[William P. Lear with Monocoupe 110 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with his Monocoupe 110 aircraft, Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1930-1931.Inscription on verso: "Taken by [illegible] in 1931. WPL / 31-1. Lear Avia Archive."Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Bill Lear pictured…

[William P. Lear and Clarence Clabaugh with Monocoupe Model 110]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Clarence Clabaugh (left) with a Monocoupe Model 110 aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1931. Typed caption on verso: "With Bill Lear in this 1931 picture taken in Chicago is Clarence Clabaugh, one of his…

[Hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport]
Photograph of a hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1932. Groups of people are standing outside the hangar and on the hangar's balcony. Aircraft are partially visible through the open doors.Inscription on verso: "1932. Curtis-Reynolds…

[William P. Lear holding Lear Radio-Aire]
Photograph of William P. Lear holding the Lear Radio-Aire, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1932. Inscription: "The first Radio Aire / Bill / 1932."Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his first airplane radio, the Lear Radio-Aire. Chicago, 1932. Photo…

Air Corps Technical School: Department of Photography
Composite photograph of six images showcasing classes at the Air Corps Technical School's Department of Photography at Chanute Field, Illinois, circa 1936. The classes featured are Optics, Chemistry, Ground Photography, Printing, Copying, and Camera…

[Footage from American Airlines flights to Washington, D.C. and Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s]
Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to Washington, D.C. and one to Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s. Most of the footage is of the Washington, D.C. trip. The footage begins with shots of Edward Wood, the Earl of Halifax,…
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