Photograph of (right to left) William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and an unidentified man with a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s.
Inscription on verso: "Eartha Kitt, WPL."
Stamped on verso: "Actualités Éclair Continental,…
Photograph of Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with a company Beech D18S aircraft, October 13, 1948. From left to right: Lemoyne Dabbs, Mrs. Richard Mock, Barbara Brown, William P. Lear, W. K. Schon, and J. M. Brown.Typed caption on verso:…
Photograph of a man working on the nose section of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Rohcopie / Hans Entzeroth Fotograf / Zurich Bederstrasse 119."
Photograph of a scale model of the SAAC-23 aircraft, circa 1963.Inscription on verso: "5/2/63."Stamped on verso: "Aufname: Fotoatelier Peter Trüb / Für Nachbestellungen untenstehende Nummer sowie die gewünschte Grösse angeben / Vergrösserungen [list…
Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar.
Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to…
Photograph of (from left to right) James V. Piersol, William P. Lear, and Jorge Lopez looking at Lear instruments installed in a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken…
Photograph of William P. Lear waving from the cockpit of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft (tail number N760H), Santa Monica Municipal Airport, California, circa 1950s-1960s. An unidentified man is seated behind Lear. The caption notes that…
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and two Lear, Incorporated employees looking at airborne radio equipment, circa 1940s-1950s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board, Lear, Inc., consults with members of his technical…
Photograph of employees working at engineering consoles in the LearCal Engineering Lab, Santa Monica, California, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Engineering consoles / LearCal Engineering Lab / Lear, Incorporated / Santa Monica,…