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[Toronto Flying Club in front of First Pursuit Group Headquarters, Selfridge Field, Michigan]
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Photographic group portrait of the Toronto Flying Club in front of the First Pursuit Group Headquarters, Selfridge Field, Michigan, circa 1929. Some of the men, including Julius A. Barr, are identified by last name in the typed caption.
Caption: "(G-477-762-E-5) (4-10-29-4-P) Toronto Flying Club at Selfridge."
Typed caption on album page: "Etheridge. Wurtsmith, Johnson, Barr, Irwin, Crosthwaite,…
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men with a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft (tail number 24270, nose designation FU-270) at Lear, Incorporated's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s. A Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (nose designation TR-227) and Republic F-84 Thunderjet (nose designation FS-III-A) are parked on either side of the F-86. The Lear…
Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) giving a speech during the grand opening of a Lear, Incorporated facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Grand opening new Grand Rapids Plant."Stamped on verso: "Universal Studio, [address and telephone number in Grand Rapids, Michigan]."
[Men working with lathes]
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Photographic slide of men working with lathes in a metal shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Metal shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Panoramic photographic portrait of Lear Avia staff and their families at the Grand Rapids Branch Picnic, Johnson Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 28, 1943.Caption: "1st Annual Lear-Avia INC. Grand Rapids Branch Picnic / Johnson Park / Aug. 28, 1943 / Photo by C. I. Harshberger."
Photographic slide of men and women using drill presses in a machine shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Drill presses / Machine shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photographic slide of a woman holding a small chalkboard outside a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. The chalkboard reads: "Grand Rapids facilities occupy over 300,000 sq. ft."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photographic slide of women working on a gyro assembly line at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Gyro assembly."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photographic slide of women working on a gyro assembly line at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Gyro assembly."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."
Photographic slide of a man using a Bechler machine tool at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Bechler Automatic."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."