[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches]

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Identifier2000-06-20_AV_006SourceThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers (2000-06-20), Audiovisual MaterialsCreatorChannel 10 NewsLear Motors CorporationDescriptionFilm footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches, recorded at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The first segment of the film features the bus on display near a Lear hangar. The footage is silent until 00:00:28, when audio clips from an interview between William P. Lear and Dave Brown of Channel 10 begin to play. Lear comments on the features and utility of his steam engine, as well as his plans to develop his Reno operation. The second segment, beginning at 00:03:26, features clips from speeches made by William P. Lear and an unidentified speaker about the development of the Lear Motors steam engine. Moya O. Lear is also present during these scenes. At 00:04:47, the footage returns to the interview between Lear and Brown. The film ends with a close-up shot of the bus's engine.

The footage is in color and contains a mix of silence and sound.Creation Datecirca 1970sSubjectLear Motors CorporationLear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978Lear, Moya Olsen, 1915-2001Steam enginesSteam motorcarsPlaceReno (Nev.)NevadaUnited StatesExtent1 film reel (6 min.) : silent and sound, color ; 16 mmOriginal Format16mm (photographic film size)Bibliographic CitationThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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CollectionWilliam P. and Moya Olsen Lear PapersPersonBill Lear

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Digital FormatAVIDCMI TypeMoving ImageRights HolderOtherNotesRights: Channel 10 News and Lear Motors Corporation

Footage of the interview between Lear and Brown also appears 2000-06-20_AV_005_01.File pathDigitalAssets\Archives\2000-06-20 William P and Moya Olsen Lear Papers\AVDigitized ByMedia PreserveMetadata ByOther TMOF StaffDigitized on19-Apr-22Reviewed ByAli Lane

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[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches]