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[William P. Lear with first Lear-o-Scope]
Photograph of William P. Lear with the first Lear-o-Scope, circa 1935.Inscription: "1935. WPL with 1st Lear-o-scope."

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna, New York City, New York, circa 1935. Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear and his first direction finder, the Lear-o-Scope. NYC. 1935. Courtesy Lear Archives." Typed caption on verso:…

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope equipped automobile]
Photograph of William P. Lear with his Lear-o-Scope-equipped Plymouth automobile, New York City, New York, circa 1935. A loop antenna is mounted to the roof of the car. Inscription: "1935. 121 W 17 St NCY. WPL with first Lear-o-Scope." Stamped on…

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Waco UIC aircraft (wing number NC13402), circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his Waco Model UIC equipped with Lear-O-Scope, direction finder, + Lear-O-Phone transmitter + receiver. This is the plane…

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with his Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1933. Inscription on verso: "1935 / WPL entering 1933 Continental Powered Waco preparatory to NY Los Angeles trip when Model L DF was shown to whole USA and many CAA stations for the…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 77, Folder 6 - Model 23 first flight party, 1963 October 12]
Items from Box 77, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 12, 1963. Contains four photographs and one program from the Model 23 first flight party. Includes images of William P. Lear, Wee Georgie Wood, Bill Sipprell, and Moya…

[William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with Learjet 23 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N242F), circa 1960s. Includes an inscription from Linkletter. Inscription on photo: "What? Only $658,425.10? I'll take a dozen. Art." Inscription in margin: "For…

[Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, and Moya O. Lear with Learjet 23 aircraft]
Photograph of Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear and an unidentified woman with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L), circa 1960s.Stamped on verso: "Learjet Corporation Photograph. No. PR-203H, [address in Wichita, Kansas]."

[Moya O. Lear, William P. Lear, and representatives of Gates Rubber Company]
Photograph of Moya O. Lear (second from left), William P. Lear (center), and representatives of the Gates Rubber Company looking at documents, circa April 1967.

[Learjet 23 fuselage undergoing testing in hydrostatic tank]
Photograph of people observing a Learjet 23 fuselage undergoing testing in a hydrostatic tank, January 15, 1964. William P. Lear (in vest) is on the left.Typed caption on verso: "Meets FAA requirements: / Both fail-safe and ultimate fatigue tests…
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