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Plaque/Stanley Steamer Gift to William Lear, Photo Collage
Three photographs laminated to front of hand-carved wood panel, with letter to William P. Lear from Alfred R. Gray laminated to the back of the panel, January 21, 1974. The letter discusses the Gray family's 1920 move from Boston, Massachusetts to…

Plaque/Audubon Citation, 1974, William P. Lear, Steam Propulsion
Plaque given to William P. Lear by the Lahontan Audubon Society, January 16, 1974. The certificate has been laminated to a wood base. It includes a metal bracket on verso. Printed on front: "Audubon Citation for Exceptionally Meritorious Achievement…

[Engineers with Lear steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography /…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 5 - "Lear Steam Bus Program," 1973 May]
Items from Box 98, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, May 1973. Contains a project outline draft and two press releases related to the Lear Steam Bus program. Three total items.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 4 - Steam power turbine -- project reports, 1973 March]
Items from Box 98, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 1973. Contains two project reports related to the Lear Motors Corporation's steam engine. One report includes photographs of steam-powered vehicles. The other report…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 3 - WPL journal about steam project and personal life, 1972-1976]
Items from Box 98, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1972-1976. Contains a journal belonging to William P. Lear with handwritten entries related to his steam projects and personal life. Also included are nine loose pages of…

[Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in the Lear steam-powered bus, circa February 1972. Inscription on slide: "System in bus / Sacramento Steam Bus Show."Stamped on slide: "7 Feb 72P7."

[Lear steam-powered bus on display]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus on display at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa February 1972. Stamped on slide: "5 Feb 72P7."

Lear Motors Corporation / Research and Development [booklet]
Booklet for the Lear Vapor Turbine Power, circa 1972. Features information and images, as well as several pictures of William P. Lear.

The Lear Vapor Turbine, a clean power system for the transit coach
Brochure for the Lear Vapor Turbine, circa 1972. Features information, illustrations, and specifications for the Lear steam-powered bus.
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