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Photographs of Lear Avia, Inc. / Piqua, Ohio and New York branches
Photograph album containing photographs of Lear Avia staff, equipment, facilities, circa 1940-1943. Images depict employees at work in various settings at the company's Piqua (Ohio) and New York branches, such as a research laboratory, assembly and…

1st Annual Lear-Avia Inc. Grand Rapids Branch Picnic
Panoramic photographic portrait of Lear Avia staff and their families at the Grand Rapids Branch Picnic, Johnson Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 28, 1943.Caption: "1st Annual Lear-Avia INC. Grand Rapids Branch Picnic / Johnson Park / Aug. 28,…

[William P. Lear in cockpit of Learadio Waco E Airistocrat aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Learadio Waco E Airistocrat aircraft, circa 1930s-1940s.

[William P. Lear and other Lear Avia salesmen at Dayton Airport]
Photograph of William P. Lear (far left) and three other Lear Avia salesmen at Dayton Airport, Ohio, circa 1941. Four aircraft are visible behind the men, including a Monocoupe aircraft (tail number NC11760) and two unidentified Learadio…

[William P. Lear and members of executive board]
Photograph of William P. Lear (at head of table) and members of the executive board at Lear Avia's Dayton Airport facility, Ohio, circa 1940. Other identified individuals are Rober L. Drake, Alice Miller, Arling "Arlie" Ryberg, and Waldorf Astoria…

[William P. Lear addressing members of Aircraft Remote Controls group]
Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) addressing members of the Southern California Section of the Aircraft Remote Controls group, April 16, 1943. Inscription on verso: "Apr. 16, 1943. Aircraft Remote Controls. So. California Section."

[Swept antenna on underside of Fairchild 24 aircraft]
Photograph of a swept antenna on the underside of a Fairchild 24 aircraft, circa 1939. A person, mostly out of frame, points to the antenna from the image's left side.Inscription: "First swept antenna on Fairchild 24. 1939."

[Robert L. Drake working in his office]
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."

[Production line at Lear Avia facility]
Photograph of the production line at the Lear Avia facility in Piqua, Ohio, circa 1943. Employees, predominantly women, work on device components at long work tables.Inscription on verso: "1943 -- Piqua. [illegible] Dept. View of production…

[Piper J-4A Cub Coupe aircraft equipped with Lear Avia loop antenna]
Photograph of a Piper J-4A Cub Coupe aircraft equipped with a Lear Avia loop antenna, circa 1940.Inscription: "Lear Avia manual loop. 1940."
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