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Photograph of William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N242F), circa 1960s. Includes an inscription from Linkletter. Inscription on photo: "What? Only $658,425.10? I'll take a dozen. Art." Inscription in margin: "For…

Photograph of Richard M. Nixon near the open door of a Learjet 20 aircraft, May 11, 1966. A person out-of-frame holds a microphone towards Nixon.Typed caption on verso: "Richard M. Nixon flies in Lear Jet from Los Angles [Angeles] to Wichita, May 11,…

Photograph of Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear and an unidentified woman with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L), circa 1960s.Stamped on verso: "Learjet Corporation Photograph. No. PR-203H, [address in Wichita, Kansas]."

Photographic contact sheet featuring two images of people with a Learstar aircraft (tail number N211L), circa 1960s.Inscription on verso: "Flew it w/ Bob Richardson (not in photo) / N211L / Learstar purchased from [Krup?]. [illegible] checked out in…

Photograph of (from left to right) Duane Atkinson, Leonard Valladao, Frank Bonner, Allen E. Paulson, and Jack Bledsoe with a Learjet aircraft, circa 1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Left to right: / Duane Atkinson / Leonard Valladao / Frank Bonner, Sr.…

Photograph of four Learjet aircraft (tail numbers N230R, N231R, N232R, and N233R) parked on the tarmac, circa 1960s.

Photograph of the test fuselage of the Learjet 23 prototype at a Lear facility, February 29, 1964.Inscription on verso: "Overall shot of test fuselage / 2-29-64."

Photograph of the test fuselage of the Learjet 23 prototype undergoing structure testing at a Lear facility, March 17, 1964.Inscription: "T76-1B / 3-17-64."Inscription on verso: "Structure testing."

Photograph of three men conducting tests on the Learjet 23 prototype, March 16, 1964.Inscription on verso: "Flight test instruction for ground test / T-76-3A / 3-16-64."

Photograph of the Learjet 23 prototype undergoing a fuselage side-bending test, February 25, 1964. Text on sign: "Fuselage side bending static test / 67% ultimate / 25 Feb. 2964."Inscription on verso: "Gene Koenig / middle white shirt / T-58-4E /…