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[Sydney Nesbitt presenting Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson]
Photograph of Sydney Nesbitt (left) presenting a Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson, winner of the Alcazar Trophy Race, Miami, Florida, January 1941. An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps serviceman stands in the background. The accompanying Lear Avia press release describes the event. Thompson's first name is misspelled as "Catherine" in the press release.
[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna]
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…
[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Waco UIC aircraft (wing number NC13402), circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his Waco Model UIC equipped with Lear-O-Scope, direction finder, + Lear-O-Phone transmitter + receiver. This is the plane Lear flew from NYC to Los Angeles in 1935 to promote his equipment. Photo courtesy Lear Archives."