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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…

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."

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."

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

Photograph of the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1968-1971.Printed in margin: "Lear Motors Corporation."

Photograph of a Learcoach mockup, circa 1970. The nameplate on the bus reads: "Leareno."Inscription on slide: "Bus mockup."

Photographic slide of the lobby of a Motors Corporation building, circa 1972. Pictures of the Lear steam-powered bus hang on the wall.Inscription on slide: "Lobby L.M.C. 1972."

Photographic slide of a machine shop in a Lear Motors Corporation building, circa 1970-1972.Inscription on slide: "Machine shop."

Photograph of a man working with emission test equipment at a Lear Motors facility, circa 1970-1972.Typed caption: "Emission test equipment / Lear Motors Corporation."Stamped on verso: "Lear Motors Corp. Proprietary."

Photograph of three men working on a Learcoach mockup, circa 1970.