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[Audio recording of William P. Lear dictating letters and Lear family scenes]
Audio recording of William P. Lear dictating letters and scenes of the Lear family at leisure, circa 1950s-1960. Typed label on reel: "WPL. May 19? 1960."

[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" crash]
Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" into a pond during an air show at Meadows Race Track in Georgetown, Washington, May 12, 1910. Inscription on album page: "One of the first spot news candid camera…

[Crashed Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft crashed upside down on a beach near Nagoya, Japan, August 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "The L-5 the Infantry cracked up in the river bottom. Nagoya,…

[Servicemen gathered around crashed F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen gathered around a crashed F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Servicemen extinguishing fire from crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen extinguishing a fire from a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9) circa 1943-1945. The caption information notes that the Corsair skidded on the wet deck during takeoff.Inscription on verso: "Essex /…

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft landing on top of 20mm guns]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 227) landing on top of 20mm guns, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "VF-83 F4U lands in 20mm's."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…

[Collision between Vought F4U Corsair aircraft and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of a collision between a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 180) and a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (fuselage number 183), USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / AG-83 F4U crash landing / Plane…
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