Items from Box 34, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains an assortment of handwritten notes and sketches made by William P. Lear detailing various invention ideas. Some of the sketches depict…
Photograph of Robert L. Drake, Chief Electrical Engineer of Lear Avia, working in his office, circa 1940s. Typed caption on verso: "R. L. Drake, Chief Electrical Engineer, in his office."Inscription on verso: "Drake in his own office."
Photograph of an employee working in the shipping/receiving department at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s. Typed caption on verso: "Shipping and Receiving Department at Dayton Plant."Inscription on verso: "Shipping and receiving room."
Photograph of an employee working in the stock room at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s.Typed caption on verso: "Stock room. Dayton Plant."Inscription on verso: "Stock room."
Photograph of two female employees working in the blue-print and mimeograph department at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s.Typed caption on verso: "Blue print and mimeograph department at Dayton Plant."Inscription on verso: "Instruction book,…
Photograph of employees working in the drafting and engineering room at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s.Typed caption on verso: "Drafting and engineering room at Dayton Plant."Inscription on verso: "Drafting and engineering."
Photograph of employees working in the mechanical department at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s. Inscription: "Over."Typed caption on verso: "Assembly line at Dayton Plant."Inscription on verso: "Mechanical Dept. Not completed when this…
Photograph of employees working in the machine shop at a Lear Avia facility, Ohio, circa 1940s.
Typed caption on verso: "Machine shop at Dayton Plant."
Inscription on verso: "Mechanical Dept."
Photograph of a Douglas DC-3 instrument panel with a Learadio ADF 8 automatic direction finder, circa 1940s. The direction finder and two gauges are circled and numbered. Inscription on verso: "Copy of instrument panel (Chicago and [illegible]…
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…