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[William P. Lear and Tina Lear seated on aircraft wing] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Tina Lear seated on an aircraft wing, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s. WPL holds an unidentified device.Inscription on verso: "Tina Lear & Dad at steam bus tests early 70's / Reno, NV."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."Stamped on verso: "Art Alanis / Photographic Illustration."

[William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and others with Lear steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, Art Linkletter, and an unidentified man with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s. Sticker on verso: "V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder #4640-37 / (Copyright) / [address in San Francisco, California]."

[William P. Lear giving talk at Lear Motors facility] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) giving a talk at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s. Moya O. Lear is seated in the background.Sticker on verso: "V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder #4640-45 / (Copyright) / [address in San Francisco, California]."

[William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in Lear steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photographic negative of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s.

Plaque/Audubon Citation, 1974, William P. Lear, Steam Propulsion (Item)

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the Lahontan Audubon Society, January 16, 1974. The certificate has been laminated to a wood base. It includes a metal bracket on verso. Printed on front: "Audubon Citation for Exceptionally Meritorious Achievement in Environmental Protection presented to William Powell Lear, President, Lear Motors Corporation for Research and Development in the Field of Steam…

Plaque/Redevelopment of Lear Reno, William P. Lear (Item)

Plaque presented to William P. Lear by Stead Social Club, June 26, 1971. The engraved brass plate is slightly crooked and mounted on a wood base. There is a metal hanging wire on reverse.Text: "Presented to / William P. Lear / For Outstanding Dedication to the Re-Development of Lear Reno / Lifetime Member / Stead Social Club / June 26, 1971."

Plaque/Nevada Opera Guild Patrons, William and Moya Lear, 1972 (Item)

Shield-shaped plaque given to William P. and Moya Olsen Lear by the Nevada Opera Guild, 1972. The engraved brass plate is slightly crooked and mounted on a wood base. A metal hook is affixed to the back.Text: "Patrons Extraordinaire / Mr. & Mrs. Wm. P. Lear / Nevada Opera Guild / OP-Auction / '72."

[Lear steam-powered bus and Stanley Steamer motorcar] (Item)

Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus and a Stanley Steamer motorcar at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1972. William P. Lear is on the right (in red jacket).Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus & Lear (red coat) on Stanley Steamer. 72.Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography / San Francisco, California / [telephone numbers] / Photography of Alaska and the Far…

[William P. Lear with Lear steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photographic slide of William P. Lear with the Lear steam-powered bus at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa 1972. Caption on slide: "William P. Lear w/ steam bus engine at Reno plant. 72."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography / San Francisco, California / [telephone numbers] / Photography of Alaska and the Far West."Stamped on slide: "Prop. Of Van Cleve Photography / [address in…

[William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in Lear steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s.