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[Art Linkletter and Danny Kaye shaking hands at Lear Jet facility]
Photograph of Art Linkletter (right) and Danny Kaye (left) shaking hands at a Lear Jet facility, July 12, 1966. Jim Greenwood, Devon Francis, and an unidentified man are in the background. Two scale models of Learjets are in the…

[Ben Cooper, Moya O. Lear and others with Learjet aircraft]
Photograph of Ben Cooper (center), Moya O. Lear (second from left), and three unidentified men with a Learjet aircraft, circa 1964. Inscription on verso: "1964 / Ben Cooper / TU [illegible] in 60's."Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation /…

[Moya O. Lear, Governor William H. Avery, W. L. Landers and Bill Sipprell at Lear Jet facility]
Photograph of (from left to right) Moya O. Lear, Kansas Governor William H. Avery, W. L. Landers and Bill Sipprell at a Lear Jet facility, August 12, 1965. Typed caption on verso: "Governor W. H. Avery visits Lear Jet. From left: Mrs. Moya Lear; Gov.…

[Buzz Nanney and others looking at door of Learjet 23 prototype ]
Photograph of Buzz Nanney (center) and two unidentified men looking at the door of the Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), February 19, 1964. Inscription on verso: "Buzz Nanney / middle / PR-1000B / 2-19-1964."

[Learjet aircraft under construction in Lear hangar]
Photograph of five Learjet aircraft (visible tail number N804L) under construction in a Lear hangar, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1960s. Inscription on verso: "Learjets in hangar in Wichita / Photo courtesy Lear Archives."

[Employees working with various machines in Lear Jet facility]
Photograph of employees working with various machines in a Lear Jet facility, circa 1960s. Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation / Photograph / No. P97-E / [address in Wichita, Kansas]."

[Aerial view of Lear Jet facility]
Oblique aerial photograph of a Lear Jet facility, circa 1964. Aircraft and vehicles are parked outside of the building.Inscription on verso: "Facility completed Feb 1964. 2 more hangars adding 108,000 sq. ft. to original facility."Stamped on verso:…

[William P. Lear and R. H. Breithaupt with Learjet mock-up]
Photograph of William P. Lear and R. H. Breithaupt with a Learjet mockup at the Reading Aviation Service 13th National Maintenance and Operations Meeting, Reading, Pennsylvania, June 1962.Typed caption on verso: "Wm. P. Lear, Sr., president, Swiss…

[Lear Jet Board of Directors seated at table]
Photograph of the Lear Jet Board of Directors seated at a table, August 4, 1965. From left to right: A. Gilmore Flues, David Van Alstyne Jr., Moya O. Lear, William P. Lear, Elroy McCaw, Daniel Sargent, and Harold Boyer.Inscription on verso: "L to R -…

[LJ23 Automatic Flight Control System]
Photograph of the LJ23 Automatic Flight Control System, circa 1960s-1970s. The components are described in the caption.Typed caption on verso: "[letterhead: 'Lear Jet Corporation / Photo Release'] Components that make up the new LJ23 Automatic Flight…
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