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Photograph of a man with the Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter (tail number 373N), circa 1920s-1930s.

Photograph of the Bleecker Helicopter (tail number 373N), circa 1920s-1930s. A man stands on the right side of the image.

Photograph of Robert Cummings waving from the cockpit of a McCulloch MC-4 helicopter (tail number N4071K) hovering near a Lear hangar, circa 1950s. William P. Lear is standing on the left. A Learstar aircraft (tail number N9991F) is visible in the…

Photograph of a Hiller YH-32 Hornet helicopter in flight, circa 1950s.

Film footage of an aerial refueling of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and views of terrain and other aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing an airfield, Mount Mazama, Crater Lake,…

Photograph of (from left to right) Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with a Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter, New York City, New York, July 24, 1953. The Empire State Building is visible in the background.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of William P. Lear with a hovering Hughes TH-55A helicopter (number N80P), Los Angeles International Airport, California, April 1960. Lear is holding on to the helicopter's skid. Dr. William Randolph Lovelace and A. Scott Crossfield are…

Photograph of (from left to right) Dr. William Randolph Lovelace, A. Scott Crossfield, and William P. Lear with a Hughes TH-55A helicopter (number N80P), Los Angeles International Airport, California, April 1960.Typed caption on verso: "Dr. W.…

Photograph of William P. Lear and Wilbur Nelson seated in an experimental helicopter at the University of Michigan, circa 1960s. Inscription on verso: "WPL, Wilbur Nelson & experimental helicopter at Univ. of Michigan."

Film footage of a Bell 206B Jetranger helicopter (registration N2234W) transporting cargo containers, Reno, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s. The footage opens with the Jetranger approaching and landing in the parking lot of the Answer Man hardware store.…