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[Lear Vapordyne Indy car]
Photograph of the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1968-1971.Printed in margin: "Lear Motors Corporation."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System, circa May 1971. Inscription on slide: "Lear Turbine Sys. Unit / 5-20-71."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in the Lear steam-powered bus, circa February 1972. Inscription on slide: "System in bus / Sacramento Steam Bus Show."Stamped on slide: "7 Feb 72P7."

[Lear steam-powered bus on display]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus on display at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa February 1972. Stamped on slide: "5 Feb 72P7."

[Lear steam-powered bus and Stanley Steamer motorcar]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus and a Stanley Steamer motorcar at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1972. William P. Lear is on the right (in red jacket).Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus & Lear (red coat) on Stanley…

[Lear Motors steam engine installed in Chevrolet Monte Carlo]
Photographic slide of a Lear Motors steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Inscription on slide: "Mont [sic] Carlo steam instal."

[Lear Motors steam engine installed in Chevrolet Monte Carlo]
Photographic slide of a Lear Motors steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Inscription on slide: "35 / Steam car / B-32."

[Lear Motors steam engine and Chevrolet Monte Carlo]
Photograph of a Lear Motors steam engine and a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

[Engineers with Lear steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography /…

[Audio recording of William P. Lear's speech to Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers]
Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear to a Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers, June 1970. Side B of this reel contains the Bell Telephone radio special "It Can't Be Done," describing engineering feats throughout American…
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