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Photograph of (from left to right) Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and an unidentified man with a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft (tail number 92486), circa 1949. Brown and Lear are wearing flight suits and holding helmets. Lear's helmet…

Photograph of a Lear 3-axis servo unit, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption: "One of the first 3-axis servo units."

Photograph of a Lear C-2A autopilot, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption: "The C-2A - greatly improved original autopilot."

Photographic transparency of the Lear Learstar aircraft during its first flight, May 1954. The aircraft is in low flight over an airfield with a city skyline in the distance.

Photographic transparency of the Lear Learstar aircraft during its first flight, May 1954. The aircraft is in low flight over an airfield with a city skyline in the distance.

Photograph of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "TriColor print."

Photographic slide of the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s. A ship is visible in the background.

Photographic slide of the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s.

Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company hangar, Santa Monica, California, circa 1960s-1980s. An unidentified aircraft is parked on the right and a fuselage is partially visible inside the hangar. Inscription on verso: "Santa Monica." Stamped on…

Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar. Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to…