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[William P. Lear giving speech during grand opening of Lear, Incorporated facility] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) giving a speech during the grand opening of a Lear, Incorporated facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Grand opening new Grand Rapids Plant."Stamped on verso: "Universal Studio, [address and telephone number in Grand Rapids, Michigan]."

[Men working with lathes] (Item)

Photographic slide of men working with lathes in a metal shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Metal shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Men and women using drill presses in machine shop] (Item)

Photographic slide of men and women using drill presses in a machine shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Drill presses / Machine shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Woman holding small chalkboard outside Lear, Incorporated facility] (Item)

Photographic slide of a woman holding a small chalkboard outside a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. The chalkboard reads: "Grand Rapids facilities occupy over 300,000 sq. ft."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Women working on gyro assembly line] (Item)

Photographic slide of women working on a gyro assembly line at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Gyro assembly."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Women working on gyro assembly line] (Item)

Photographic slide of women working on a gyro assembly line at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Gyro assembly."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Man using Bechler machine tool] (Item)

Photographic slide of a man using a Bechler machine tool at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Bechler Automatic."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Women winding wires for components] (Item)

Photographic slide of women winding wires for components at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Instrument windings."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Man testing screw jacks] (Item)

Photographic slide of a man testing screw jacks at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Screwjack testing."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[Men working with lathes] (Item)

Photographic slide of men working with lathes at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Flex shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."