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[Hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport] (Item)

Photograph of a hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1932. Groups of people are standing outside the hangar and on the hangar's balcony. Aircraft are partially visible through the open doors.Inscription on verso: "1932. Curtis-Reynolds Airport."

[William P. Lear with Monocoupe 110 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Monocoupe 110 aircraft, Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1930-1931.Inscription on verso: "Taken by [illegible] in 1931. WPL / 31-1. Lear Avia Archive."Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Bill Lear pictured with his Monocoupe. This aircraft was instrumental in the development of the Lear 'Radioaire.' Curtiss-Reynolds Airport, Glenview, IL, 1930."

[William P. Lear and Clarence Clabaugh with Monocoupe Model 110] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Clarence Clabaugh (left) with a Monocoupe Model 110 aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1931. Typed caption on verso: "With Bill Lear in this 1931 picture taken in Chicago is Clarence Clabaugh, one of his flying instructors, now with the FAA in Pennsylvania. The Monocoupe seen here and referred to in this article was occasionally leased to M. C. Meigs of…

[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."

[William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform] (Item)

Photographic portrait of William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform, Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1920. Inscription on verso: "William Powell Lear -- Great Lakes Naval Base -- Chicago, Ill. 1920 / Personal album."

[American servicemen with captured German Fokker D.VII aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of two American servicemen with a captured German Fokker D.VII aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1919.Inscription on album page: "Captured German Fokker / VII / Chicago: 1919."

[Four Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Grant Park] (Item)

Photograph of four Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s.Inscription: "Planes on line / Victory Liberty Loan / Chicago."

[Automobile at Chanute Air Force Base] (Item)

Photograph of an automobile at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1929.Inscription on verso: "Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, June 1929. Photograph by Aarne J. Pisila."

[Barney Oldfield and another man in Delage automobile] (Item)

Photograph of Barney Oldfield and another man in a Delage automobile, Speedway Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1915.Inscription on verso: "Oldfield and [mechanic?] / Chicago Speedway 1915 / French Delage racing car."Stamped on verso: "Please credit Burke & A[illegible] / Chicago."

[Barney Oldfield and another man in Delage automobile] (Item)

Photograph of Barney Oldfield and another man in a Delage automobile, Speedway Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1915. Inscription on verso: "Oldfield and [mechanic?] / Chicago Speedway / 1915 / French Delage car."Stamped on verso: "Please credit Burke & A[illegible] / Chicago."