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Native Son award. Wood plaque with brass plate scroll on front presented to William P. Lear by the Hannibal Chamber of Commerce of Hannibal, Missouri, 1957. Includes metal chain on back for hanging plaque.

Distinguished Service Award presented to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Kansas City, circa 1960s-1970s. Engraved metal plate mounted on wood base depicts the shield logo of the Aero Club of Kansas City. A metal loop is on verso. Text: "The Aero…

Program for the Native Son Day event in Hannibal, Missouri, May 29, 1957. One typed page with handwritten notes on front and verso.

Photograph of a Wright F2W aircraft of the United States Navy parked by a hangar at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Inscription: "11196 A.S."Inscription on verso: "1923 Navy Wright F2W Racer."Stamped on verso:…

Photograph of a Wright F2W aircraft of the United States Navy in flight at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "11205 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Navy Wright F2W Racer."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph.…

Photograph of men inspecting a Wright F2W aircraft (tail number A8744, fuselage number 7) at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "B-11196 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Navy Wright F2W Racer. 1923."Stamped on…

Photograph of a Verville-Sperry R-3 aircraft (tail number A.S 22-328) parked at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "11198 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Verville-Sperry R-3 at 1923 St. Louis Air Meet (Pulitzer…

Photograph of military personnel using tethers and handholds to maneuver the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) airship at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Inscription: "11141 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Naval Aircraft Factory ZR-1…

Photograph of military personnel using tethers and handholds to maneuver the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) airship at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. A man with a camera stands in the foreground. Inscription: "11147…

Photograph of the Army Air Service's TC-3 airship in flight over a group of parked aircraft, likely at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The aircraft are, from right to left: a Douglas DT-5 (fuselage number 3), a Fokker…