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[Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar]
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."
[William P. Lear and Robert Cummings in cockpit of Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Robert Cummings (left) in the cockpit of a Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Typed caption on verso: "Flying pals ---- Prominent motion picture and television star Robert Cummings chats with his long-time friend, W. P. Lear, Chairman of the Board of Lear, Inc., in the cockpit of the company's [crossed out: 'corporate aircraft'] Learstar. Actor Cummings has…
[William P. Lear, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, and others at airport]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran (left of Lear), and others at an airport, circa 1955. A Learstar aircraft (partial tail number N16L[?]) is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Shah of Iran."