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."
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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."
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Photograph of four Learadio employees using a portable transmitter and receiver unit, Garden City, New York, circa 1935. The company's factory building is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "1935 - Garden City - Long Island, New York.…
Photographic group portrait of Learadio employees outside a company building, Garden City, New York, circa 1935.Inscription on verso: "1935. Garden City L.I."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno,…
Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1934-1939. Electronic components, device casings, and machine tools are visible on the workbenches.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear's Lear Developments…
Photograph of a man using a Learadio portable marker transmitter in an open field, circa 1931-1939.Inscription: "First completely portable outer or inner marker transmitter for radio compass [illegible]."
Items from Box 4, Folder 23; Box 200, Folder 1; and Box 209, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1939 to March 1940. Contains notes and diagrams related to ADF-6 and ADF-7 automatic direction finders. 11 total items.
Items from Box 4, Folder 30 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1931-1939. Contains two reports related to the Learadio Lear-O-Scope Model LC 100 Radio Compass Direction Finder.
Items from Box 4, Folder 27 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1939. Includes eight pages of handwritten notes and sketches related to "Blind approach by voice," an airplane landing system.