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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…

Badge, Commemorative/Steam Car, Bill Lear (Item)

Commemorative button with pin back, 1972. It features a black-and-white photographic image of William P. Lear kneeling next to the front end of a white car, likely a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, with Nevada license plate, "VAPOR."

[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…

[Engineers with Lear steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."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 /…

[Lear steam-powered bus on display] (Item)

Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus on display at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa February 1972. Stamped on slide: "5 Feb 72P7."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in steam-powered bus] (Item)

Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in the Lear steam-powered bus, circa February 1972. Inscription on slide: "System in bus / Sacramento Steam Bus Show."Stamped on slide: "7 Feb 72P7."

[Lear Vapor Turbine System] (Item)

Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System, circa May 1971. Inscription on slide: "Lear Turbine Sys. Unit / 5-20-71."

[Technical drawing of Lear Vapordyne Indy car] (Item)

Technical drawing (photographic reproduction) of the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1969-1971.Caption: "The 'Lear Vapordyne' Championship Car."Typed on verso: "Championship steam race car built by Lear Motors Corporation and on display at the 13th Annual International Automobile Show in the New York Coliseum. It features a Delta-configuration motor containing 12 pistons in 6 cylinders,…

[William P. Lear with boiler for Lear Vapordyne] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a boiler for the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1969-1971.Inscription on verso: "Please return this photo to W. A. Moore, Lear Motors Corp., [address Reno, Nevada]."