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[William P. Lear with combustor]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a combustor, circa 1970s. Inscription on slide: "WPL and combustor."

[William P. Lear and Lear Motors employees in shop]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear (center) and Lear Motors employees in a shop, circa 1970s. Some of the employees are partially identified in the inscription.Inscription on slide: "WPL, J. Carson, R. McDond., John..."

[William P. Lear and  man with combustor]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear (left) and an unidentified man with a combustor, circa 1970s. Inscription on slide: "WPL at combustor (bus)."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System, circa May 1971. Inscription on slide: "Lear Turbine Sys. Unit / 5-20-71."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in the Lear steam-powered bus, circa February 1972. Inscription on slide: "System in bus / Sacramento Steam Bus Show."Stamped on slide: "7 Feb 72P7."

[Lear steam-powered bus on display]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus on display at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa February 1972. Stamped on slide: "5 Feb 72P7."

[William P. Lear with Lear steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear with the Lear steam-powered bus at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1972. Caption on slide: "William P. Lear w/ steam bus engine at Reno plant. 72."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography / San…

[Lear steam-powered bus and Stanley Steamer motorcar]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus and a Stanley Steamer motorcar at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1972. William P. Lear is on the right (in red jacket).Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus & Lear (red coat) on Stanley…

[Engineers with Lear steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography /…

[Concept sketch of Learcoach]
Concept drawing of the Learcoach, circa 1970.
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