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[Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft at Bolling Field] (Item)

Photograph of several Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and a Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft (tail number NC 15405) at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938.Inscription on verso: "Douglas Army transport ships and Learadio Beechcraft. Beech Staggerwing delivered to W. P. Lear 1935 Sept. First flight [ITC?] to CLE with Walter Beed [illegible] Barber and W.P.L Sr. Flown for 2 years -…

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope equipped automobile] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Lear-o-Scope-equipped Plymouth automobile, New York City, New York, circa 1935. A loop antenna is mounted to the roof of the car. Inscription: "1935. 121 W 17 St NCY. WPL with first Lear-o-Scope." Stamped on verso: "Conrad Studios. New York." Inscription on verso of duplicate photo: "Bill Lear standing in front of his Plymouth parked across the street from…

[Learadio workers using a Learadio portable unit] (Item)

Photograph of four Learadio employees using a portable transmitter and receiver unit, Garden City, New York, circa 1935. The company's factory building is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "1935 - Garden City - Long Island, New York. Batavia portable - outside plant."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[People working in Lear Developments workshop] (Item)

Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Electronic components, device casings, and a loop antenna are visible on the workbenches.Inscription on verso: "The Lear (1) Engineering Dept, (2) Lear Laboratory, (3) Complete stock of test apparatus and inventory, (4) 1/2 floor #4 125 W 17th St NYC. (Associated with Fred M. Link 1933-1938.)"

[Learadio employees outside company building] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of Learadio employees outside a company building, Garden City, New York, circa 1935.Inscription on verso: "1935. Garden City L.I."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[People working in Lear Developments workshop] (Item)

Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Machine tools and device casings are visible on the workbenches.

[Men using machine tools in Lear Developments workshop] (Item)

Photograph of two men using machine tools in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938.

[William P. Lear holding Lear Radio-Aire] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear holding the Lear Radio-Aire, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1932. Inscription: "The first Radio Aire / Bill / 1932."Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his first airplane radio, the Lear Radio-Aire. Chicago, 1932. Photo --courtesy Fred Link."Stamped on verso: "Fred M. Link / Communications Consultant / [address in Pittstown, New Jersey."

The most famous airport in the world -- Historic Roosevelt Field [map] (Item)

Lithographic map of Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, circa 1931-1939. Several locations are noted on the map, including Learadio Laboratories (location "J").

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna, New York City, New York, circa 1935. Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear and his first direction finder, the Lear-o-Scope. NYC. 1935. Courtesy Lear Archives." Typed caption on verso: "Q. Here yours truly is looking through the loop antenna that was finally adopted for the Model L Learscope. It is interesting to note that the Model L…