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[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.)"

[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 with Stinson SR Reliant aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Stinson SR Reliant aircraft at Roosevelt Field, Mineola, New York, August 1933. Typed caption on verso: "Bill Lear seizes the opportunity to pose with his newly acquired 'Executive Model Stinson Relient [sic]'. Roosevelt Field, Mineola, NY / August 1933."

[Crowd with Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a crowd with Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, March 27, 1931. The verso caption notes that the photo was taken after the aircraft was damaged during Smith's attempt at the women's altitude record.Typed caption on verso: "Bellanca monoplane after being cracked up by Miss Elinor Smith, while attempting to break womens altitude…

[People looking at crashed aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of people looking at a crashed aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, October 26, 1930. The verso caption notes that Major Phillip Watson and Julius Nester were killed in the crash.Typed caption on verso: "Crash of Swallow plane near Mitchel Field, L. I., N. Y. Sunday, Oct. 26, 1930. Killing Major Phillip Watson, Air Corps Reserve, and Julius Nester, a student. Photographed by…

[William P. Lear and Amelia Earhart] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Amelia Earhart, Roosevelt Field, New York, circa 1935.Inscription on verso: "(1935) / 2 yrs. before she crashed in the Pacific /Taken at Roosevelt Field, N.Y / Amelia Earhart and Lear / (She died July 2, 1937)."Typed caption on verso: "In 1935, Bill Lear extolls the merits of his new aircraft radio transmitter to Amelia Earhart."

[William P. Lear with radio equipment] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with radio equipment, New York City, New York, circa 1929-1930. Inscription on verso: "In exp. Lab / N.Y. [crossed out: 'Roosevelt Field'] / N.Y. City / 1929 or 1930."

[McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft (tail number 157N), Mitchel Field, New York, circa December 1929. The aircraft was an entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.Inscription on verso: "McDonnell + Associates monoplane. Entry in Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition, Mitchel Field, L.I., N.Y. Dec. 1929. Photo by -- Charles F. Wilson + Aarne J. Pisila. (This plane cracked…

[McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft, Mitchel Field, New York, circa 1929. The aircraft was an entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.Typed caption on verso: "McDonnell & Associates plane, entry in the Daniel Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition. Mitchel Field, L.I., N.Y. 1929. Photographed by -- Charles F. Wilson and Aarne J. Pisila. (This plane crashed a few days…