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Small bronze cube given to Moya Lear by the American Automobile Association (AAA), September 18, 1982. The AAA logo is engraved on the top of the cube. There is an inscription on the front of cube.Engraved text: "Moya Lear / Guest Speaker / CSAA Mgt.…

Plaque awarded to the Lear Fan by the National Society of Professional Engineers, January 1983. A framed engraved brass plate with a shield relief above an inscription is mounted to blue felt background. Text: "The National Society of Professional…

Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development…

Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The first segment of the film depicts the bus operating in snowy conditions. The bus is shown driving on snowy roads, followed by scenes…

Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches, recorded at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The first segment of the film features the bus on display near a Lear hangar. The footage is silent until…

Photograph of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, Art Linkletter, and an unidentified man with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s. Sticker on verso: "V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder #4640-37 / (Copyright) / [address in San Francisco,…

Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) giving a talk at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s. Moya O. Lear is seated in the background.Sticker on verso: "V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder #4640-45 / (Copyright) / [address in San Francisco,…

Torch of Liberty Award given to Moya Olsen Lear by the Anti-Defamation League, May 17, 1990. Flame-shaped glass top mounted on black acrylic and wood base with brass engraved plate on front. Engraved on plate: "Torch of Liberty Award / Presented by…

Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear to a Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers, June 1970. Side B of this reel contains the Bell Telephone radio special "It Can't Be Done," describing engineering feats throughout American…

Photograph of the Lear Fan prototype at a Lear facility, Reno, Nevada, December 30, 1980. The caption notes that the aircraft is awaiting stress testing.Typed caption on verso: "For immediate release / December 30, 1980 / Photo Caption: / Prototype…