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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 a Lear Motors steam engine and a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and others with a steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Stamped on verso: "Photo by V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder number 4636-26 / Copyright / [address in San Francisco, California]."

Photograph of William P. Lear with a steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

Photograph of William P. Lear working on a steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

Photographic slide of a Lear Motors steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Inscription on slide: "35 / Steam car / B-32."

Photographic slide of a Lear Motors steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Inscription on slide: "Mont [sic] Carlo steam instal."

Photograph of William P. Lear with a steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Inscription on slide: "WPL & Monte Carlo steam system."

Photograph of William P. Lear (second from left) and members of the Lear Motors Corporation Board of Directors with a prototype steam engine, circa 1970s. Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear and the Board of Directors of Lear Motors Corporation…

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) showing an engine part to an unidentified man, circa 1970s. Inscription: "Yes! 50,000 R.P.M. and 250 H.P."Stamped on verso: "Art Alanis / Photographic Illustration."