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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 William P. Lear and three unidentified men with a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft (tail number 24270, nose designation FU-270) at Lear, Incorporated's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s. A Lockheed F-80…

Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is using a Remington 60 Deluxe Shaver. The caption notes that Lear regularly shaves while the L-5 automatic pilot is engaged and that Remington 60 shavers are…

Photograph of William P. Lear reaching for an aircraft manual while seated in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Now let's see? How do you land this thing?"Inscription on verso: "Lear Avia Archive, [address in…

Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is holding a radio.Inscription on verso: "Take a litter!"Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."

Photograph of William P. Lear napping in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.

Photograph of two men wearing oxygen masks and playing cards in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "This hand 'stinks.'"Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 9371-3."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 9901-2."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 10242-4."