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[Aerial view of Lear facilities and surrounding area]
Oblique aerial photograph of Lear facilities and surrounding area, circa 1970-1972. The labels read "Lear Jet Service Center," "Lear Motors Corporation," and "Prime Plastics."Inscription on verso: "Box 43 / Folder 1075."

[Aerial view of Lear Jet facility]
Oblique aerial photograph of a Lear Jet facility, circa 1964. Aircraft and vehicles are parked outside of the building.Inscription on verso: "Facility completed Feb 1964. 2 more hangars adding 108,000 sq. ft. to original facility."Stamped on verso:…

[Aerial view of Lear Jet plant in Wichita, Kansas]
Oblique aerial photograph of the Lear Jet plant in Wichita, Kansas, circa 1964. Six Learjet aircraft are parked in front of the buildings.

[Aga Khan IV, Moya O. Lear, and William A. Sipprell with Learjet 23 aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) Aga Khan IV, Moya O. Lear, and William A. Sipprell with a Learjet 23 aircraft, November 1964. Hank Beaird and an unidentified man are visible inside the aircraft. Inscription on verso: "November 1964. Aga Kahn…

[Art Linkletter and Danny Kaye shaking hands at Lear Jet facility]
Photograph of Art Linkletter (right) and Danny Kaye (left) shaking hands at a Lear Jet facility, July 12, 1966. Jim Greenwood, Devon Francis, and an unidentified man are in the background. Two scale models of Learjets are in the…

[Audio recording of conversation between William P. Lear and others about his life]
Audio recording of conversation between William P. Lear and others about his life, circa 1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "Bill Lear. Meeting - Lear Inc. Gyro - after Lear Jet. Journalists."

[Audio recording of speech given by William P. Lear at Lear Jet employee banquet]
Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear at a Lear Jet employee banquet, 1964. Text on label: "Lear Jet 1964 employee banquet speech. Sept."

[Award presented to William P. Lear by employees of Lear Jet Stereo Division]
Photographic transparency of an award presented to William P. Lear by the employees of the Lear Jet Stereo Division, June 22, 1968. The award is comprised of the first production model of the 8 Track tape cartridge player mounted to a wooden…

[Ben Cooper, Moya O. Lear and others with Learjet aircraft]
Photograph of Ben Cooper (center), Moya O. Lear (second from left), and three unidentified men with a Learjet aircraft, circa 1964. Inscription on verso: "1964 / Ben Cooper / TU [illegible] in 60's."Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation /…

[Bob Cummings in cockpit of Learjet aircraft]
Photograph of Bob Cummings in the cockpit of a Learjet aircraft, July 26, 1965. Typed caption on verso: "Bob Cummings visits Lear Jet. / July 26, 1965."
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