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Photograph of an unidentified woman with the Lear wire recorder, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "1940s."

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Robert Cummings, and William Lear Jr. in the cockpit of a Lockheed C-69 Constellation aircraft, Santa Monica, California, circa 1953-1956. The caption notes that a Lear autopilot is visible to the…

Photographic transparency of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and an unidentified man at an airfield during the first flight of the Lear Learstar aircraft, May 1954.

Photograph of William P. Lear (right), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran (left of Lear), and others at an airport, circa 1955. A Learstar aircraft (partial tail number N16L[?]) is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Shah of Iran."

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Michael I of Romania, and William Lear Jr. with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "WPL, King Michael of Romania, WPL Jr."Stamped on verso: "Universal Studio, [address and…

Photograph of William P. Lear (right), Michael I of Romania (second from right), and two unidentified men looking at a sheet of paper, likely a technical drawing, circa 1950s. An unidentified Lear, Incorporated aircraft is in the background.

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Janice Blair, Moya O. Lear, and Charles F. Blair with a North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, circa 1951-1952.Inscription on verso: "Lear and wife. P-51 Mustang. Charles F. Blair and wife (Janice).…

Photograph of (right to left) William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and an unidentified man with a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s. Inscription on verso: "Eartha Kitt, WPL." Stamped on verso: "Actualités Éclair Continental,…

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research…

Photograph of William P. Lear holding a gyro unit while standing in front of a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address in Reno, Nevada]."