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[Employees working at engineering consoles in LearCal Engineering Lab] (Item)

Photograph of employees working at engineering consoles in the LearCal Engineering Lab, Santa Monica, California, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Engineering consoles / LearCal Engineering Lab / Lear, Incorporated / Santa Monica, California."Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger's Photography, [address and telephone number in Playa del Rey, California. No. 2265-4."

[Engineering consoles in LearCal Engineering Lab] (Item)

Photograph of engineering consoles in the LearCal Engineering Lab, Santa Monica, California, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Engineering consoles / Learcal Engineering Lab / Lear, Incorporated / Santa Monica, California."Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger's Photography, [address and telephone number in Playa del Rey, California. No. 2302-2."

[Bill Barry, William P. Lear, A. Scott Crossfield, and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Bill Barry, William P. Lear, A. Scott Crossfield, and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace looking at a drawing of an aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. An unidentified man is standing partly behind Lovelace.Typed Caption on verso: "Bill Lear showing plans for his new twin jet to Bill Barry (left), Scott Crossfield and Dr. Lovelace (right). L.A.…

[William P. Lear, Robert Cummings, and William Lear Jr. in Lockheed C-69 Constellation aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Robert Cummings, and William Lear Jr. in the cockpit of a Lockheed C-69 Constellation aircraft, Santa Monica, California, circa 1953-1956. The caption notes that a Lear autopilot is visible to the left of Cummings' shoulder.Typed caption on verso: "Date: Unknown (probably 1953-1956). Place: In front of Lear hangar, Santa Monica, California.…

[William P. Lear and Robert Cummings with Learstar aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Robert Cummings (left) with a Learstar aircraft, Santa Monica, California, circa 1950s. A Lear service hangar is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "WPL and his long-time friend Bob Cummings. Courtesy Lear Archives."

[Audio recording of meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding LIFE system] (Item)

Audio recording of a meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, Santa Monica, California, circa 1958. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear - Info. Advertising." Inscription on back of box: "Bill Lear on 'LIFE' - Santa Monica."

Tusk/Presented to Moya Lear, Los Angeles Museum Alliance (Item)

Tusk with brass plate affixed to it and presented to Mrs. William P. Lear [Moya O. Lear] by the Los Angeles County Museum Alliance, undated.

Plaque/UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration, Award to William P. Lear (Item)

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration, 1966. Includes engraved brass plate mounted within a velvet-lined shadowbox frame with plastic cover and metal hardware on verso. Engraved on front: "Executive Program Association / UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration / Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Executive Management Life / 1966 /…

Plaque/BART Walnut Creek Station, William P. Lear (Item)

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the City of Walnut Creek, California, May 21, 1973. White ceramic tile inset within wood base and includes engraved brass plate. The tile depicts a rising sun over a hillside with a walnut and two branches of leaves. Printed on tile: "City of Walnut Creek, California"Engraved on plate: "William P. Lear / Grand Marshal / BART - C Line Opening - May 21, 1973."

Plaque/SAE Appreciation, Mrs. (Moya) William P. Lear (Item)

Plaque given to Moya Olsen Lear by SAE, September 23, 1991. Includes blue brushed metal engraved plate and metal piece mounted on felt background in wood frame.Engraved text: "SAE / The members of the Southern California Section present this / Certificate of Appreciation to / Mrs. William P. Lear / For participation in the Section program / September 23, 1991."