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Photograph of three men with a Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. The verso inscription identifies two of the men as Wayne Thomis, Aviation editor for the "Chicago Tribune," and Howard Ailor, Waco salesman. The text "Equipped with Lear Radio…

Photograph of three men working with Lear devices and a loop antenna, circa 1931-1939.

Photograph of a Model L Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna, circa 1936-1939. The verso inscription, which was written by William P. Lear, describes the device and its development.Inscription on verso: "Note left crank changed bands and moved mash on dial…

Photograph of a Motorola car radio designed by William P. Lear, circa 1931-1939.Inscription on verso: "Car radio."Inscription on duplicate photo: "1st car radio. This radio was built and designed by Bill Lear."

Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1934-1939. Electronic components, device casings, and machine tools are visible on the workbenches.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear's Lear Developments…

Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Electronic components, device casings, and a loop antenna are visible on the workbenches.Inscription on verso: "The Lear (1) Engineering Dept,…

Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Machine tools and device casings are visible on the workbenches.

Photograph of a TWA Douglas DC-1 aircraft (tail and wing number NR223Y) at an airfield, circa 1935-1938. A man in a TWA jumpsuit stands near the aircraft. The caption notes that this aircraft was outfitted with a Model L Learscope during its…

Photograph of various components for a Learadio T30R3 installation, circa 1931-1939. The verso caption describes the problems and capabilities of the trailing antenna.Typed caption on verso: "G. Shows a complete set of equipment for a T30R3…

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Clarence Clabaugh (left) with a Monocoupe Model 110 aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1931. Typed caption on verso: "With Bill Lear in this 1931 picture taken in Chicago is Clarence Clabaugh, one of his…