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[Aircraft instrument panel equipped with Lear, Incorporated VHF receiver and orienter]
Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel equipped with a Lear, Incorporated VHF receiver and orienter, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "Lear Avionics installation late 30's - early 40's."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address…

[Learmatic navigator]
Photograph of a Learmatic navigator, circa 1940s.Inscription: "Learmatic navigator combining directional gyro with adjustable [illegible] and automatic and/or manual loop [rotator?]."

[Sydney Nesbitt presenting Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson]
Photograph of Sydney Nesbitt (left) presenting a Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson, winner of the Alcazar Trophy Race, Miami, Florida, January 1941. An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps serviceman stands in the…

[Employees working at desks and drafting table]
Photograph of employees working at desks and drafting tables at a Lear facility, Vandalia, Ohio, circa 1940-1941.Inscription on verso: "1940-41. Vandalia. Property of Al Wort[?]au."

1944 National Advertisements
Brochure containing six advertisements for Lear Avia and Lear, Incorporated products, circa 1944. The ads describe the wartime utility of electric motors and actuators, and ask potential customers for ideas on how the products can be similarly useful…
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