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[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar] (Item)

Photograph of various aircraft in a Lear, Incorporated hangar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s. Two Lear company Beech Bonanza B35 aircraft (wing numbers NC3901N and NC3804N) are in the foreground and several unidentified jet aircraft are in the background.Typed caption on verso: "At Lear Hangar: Installation of Lear equipment in jet aircraft. Lear Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich. Page 11."

[William P. Lear waving from cockpit of Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear waving from the cockpit of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft (tail number N760H), Santa Monica Municipal Airport, California, circa 1950s-1960s. An unidentified man is seated behind Lear. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken Roller Bearing Company.Typed caption on verso: "First U. S. jet-powered business plane, Moraine-Saulnier [sic]…

[William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research of Lear, Inc., explains features of his Lockheed to Col. Fred Easley, Jr., Commanding Officer Palm Beach International Airport and Co. Wright…

[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel] (Item)

Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Photos taken at Lear exhibit at Waldorf-Astoria, NY. (Issued by Lear Adv. & PR, Piqua, Ohio). 4/13/45."

[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel] (Item)

Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.

[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. 2265-2."

[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."

[Employees working in Gyroscope and Gyroscopic Instrument Laboratory] (Item)

Photograph of employees working in the Gyroscope and Gyroscopic Instrument Laboratory at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Gyroscope and Gyroscopic Instrument Laboratory. Lear, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. Page 2."

[Employees working in Autopilot Laboratory] (Item)

Photograph of employees working in the Autopilot Laboratory at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "Autopilot Laboratory. Lear, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. Page 1."