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Steambus! [film] (Item)

Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development and implementation of three steam buses created by William M. Brobeck and Associates, the Lear Motors Corporation, and Steam Power Systems. The film…

[Film crew at Lear Fan facility] (Item)

Photographic slide of a film crew at the Lear Fan facility in Reno, Nevada, circa 1980-1983. A Learjet aircraft (tail number N6SS) is parked on the tarmac nearby.

[Aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

Film footage of aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage features several aerial views filmed from an unidentified U.S. Air Force aircraft, as well as brief scenes of aircraft at a military airfield, possibly Larson Air Force Base (Washington). The aerial views show rivers, cities (including Seattle), and mountains (possibly the Cascade Range). Also…

[People posing with unidentified aircraft, automobile, and ox cart] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of people posing with unidentified aircraft, automobile, and ox cart, Lakeland, Florida, February 1912.Inscription on print: "Three ways of transportation / ox -- auto -- and plane / Lakeland Fla. / 1912."Inscription on envelope: "Three modes of transportation / Florida / 1912 / Film."

[Ralph Newcomb seated in Wright Model B aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Ralph Newcomb seated in a Wright Model B aircraft, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1900s-1920s.Inscription on envelope: "Films / Ralph in Wright plane at Griffith Park / 1915 / On Henderson 4 cylinder / M.C. at DeMill [DeMille] Field / 1918."

The military career of Lee R. Embree from May, 1941 to January 1, 1942 (Item)

Manuscript by Lee R. Embree, undated. Describes Embree's career as a U.S. Army Air Corps photographer during the period of May 1941 to January 1, 1942, including his experiences before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. 16 typed pages.

[Audio recording of William P. Lear's speech to Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce] (Item)

Audio recording of William P. Lear's speech to the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Michigan, circa 1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce. WPL." Typed label on back of box: "Wm Lear speech for Chamber of Commerce, All America City."

[Audio recording of Lear service recognition banquet] (Item)

Audio recording of a Lear service recognition banquet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 29, 1960. Typed label on reel: "Lear service recognition banquet. Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium. Nov. 29, 1960. [illegible]. Original. Recorded at 7.5 IPS. Half track. One side only."

[Audio recording of message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea] (Item)

Audio recording of a message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea, December 30, 1965 Text on container: "12-30-65. Lear Jet." Text on reel: "Tape addressed to WPL. Invention ideas. 12-30-65."

Bruce Mennella oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Bruce Mennella and interviewer John Barth, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, January 28, 2020.