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Photograph of (from left to right) Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray, June Haver, Bob Hope, Wlliam P. Lear, and Moya O. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger’s Photography, [address and telephone number in Manhattan Beach, California]. No. 1383-1."
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to an exhaust covering on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-D January 27, 1953. William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research and Development of Lear, Incorporated, points to the new arrangement…
Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar.
Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to Green Weeny or prototype Learstar."
Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."
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."
Photograph of Robert Cummings waving from the cockpit of a McCulloch MC-4 helicopter (tail number N4071K) hovering near a Lear hangar, circa 1950s. William P. Lear is standing on the left. A Learstar aircraft (tail number N9991F) is visible in the background.Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger's Photography, [address and telephone number in Manhattan Beach, California]. No. 1077-28."
Three-view technical illustration of the Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1976-1977.
Concept art (photographic slide) of a Learstar 600 aircraft taking off, circa 1974-1979.
Concept art (photographic slide) of a Learstar 600 aircraft in flight, circa 1974-1979.
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of the Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s. Inscription on verso: "Flying [lab?] / Learstar."Stamped on verso: "Photo by Artie L. Alanis."
Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an unidentified woman in the Learstar's cabin. They demonstrate the aircraft's amenities, such as adjustable seats, fold-out tables, onboard telephone,…