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[Audio recording of Lear service recognition banquet]
Audio recording of a Lear service recognition banquet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 29, 1960. Typed label on reel: "Lear service recognition banquet. Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium. Nov. 29, 1960. [illegible]. Original. Recorded at 7.5 IPS. Half…

American Aviation Dilly [Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 1950]
Parody newsletter, "American Aviation Dilly," Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 1950. Contains facetious news items about military and civil aviation. The text on the last page thanks the Aero Club of Washington "for the opportunity to present this DILLY…

[Moya O. Lear and Lear children on Lear-Cat Catamaran]
Photograph of Moya O. Lear and three children, likely Shanda, John, and David Lear, on the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950-1953. Stamped on verso: "Please refer to Negative No. LC-140 for reprints."

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

[William P. Lear and woman on Lear-Cat Catamaran]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear (right) and a woman on the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s. A number of people are gathered on the nearby dock.

[People with Lear-Cat Catamaran]
Photographic slide of people with the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s.

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

[Men working with lathes]
Photographic slide of men working with lathes in a metal shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Metal shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[William P. Lear and man working at desk]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear (left) and an unidentified man working at a desk, circa 1950s.

[Woman holding small chalkboard outside Lear, Incorporated facility]
Photographic slide of a woman holding a small chalkboard outside a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. The chalkboard reads: "Grand Rapids facilities occupy over 300,000 sq. ft."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand…
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