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Photograph of Moya O. Lear, William P. Lear, and others celebrating Moya's birthday in an aircraft cabin, March 27, 1952. A birthday cake is in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "[crossed out: 'LearStar 1st flight 5/10/54'] / My birthday…

Photograph of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear sharing a piece of Moya's birthday cake in an aircraft cabin, March 27, 1952. The verso inscription misidentifies the event and date.Inscription on verso: "Celebrating completion inside Learstar / Party…

Photocopied telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling, U.S. Air Force, to William P. Lear, circa 1952. Congratulates Lear on the performance of the F-5 autopilot. Includes a photocopied article from the June 28, 1952 issue of "Newsweek," describing a…

Roster of Lear, Incorporated management personnel, prepared by H. V. Perryman, August 18, 1952. Nine typed pages.Inscription on page 1: "To: Vito. From: Ed Faranski. From: Harry Berg. 9-30-82."

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to a Lear-actuated cowl flap on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to an exhaust covering on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-D…

Photograph of William P. Lear looking at the engine of a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is gesturing to a modification made to the jet-exhaust system.Typed caption on verso: "Grand Rapids, Michigan: William P. Lear, Chairman of…

Photograph of (from left to right) Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with a Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter, New York City, New York, July 24, 1953. The Empire State Building is visible in the background.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Robert Cummings, and William Lear Jr. in the cockpit of a Lockheed C-69 Constellation aircraft, Santa Monica, California, circa 1953-1956. The caption notes that a Lear autopilot is visible to the…

Compass controller constructed out of a black metal rectangular prism encasing with a black metal face with gold lettering etched in. The compass and other dials are on the face of the object. On the back is a manufacturer label with the text,…