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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 3 - WPL journal about steam project and personal life, 1972-1976] (Item)

Items from Box 98, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1972-1976. Contains a journal belonging to William P. Lear with handwritten entries related to his steam projects and personal life. Also included are nine loose pages of notes.

[William P. Lear and Board of Directors with prototype steam engine] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (second from left) and members of the Lear Motors Corporation Board of Directors with a prototype steam engine, circa 1970s. Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear and the Board of Directors of Lear Motors Corporation inspect a prototype Delta engine following a successful dynamometer run. Lear Motors is applying space-age technology to the old science of steam…

[William P. Lear, Ralph Nader, and others looking at steam engine] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (left), Ralph Nader (center), and others looking at a steam engine, circa 1970s. Inscription on verso: "Ralph Nader."Stamped on verso: J. Martie Photo / [telephone number]."Stamped on verso: "Advertising/Graphic Arts / Lear Motors Corporation / [address in Leareno, Nevada]."

[William P. Lear) showing engine part to man] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) showing an engine part to an unidentified man, circa 1970s. Inscription: "Yes! 50,000 R.P.M. and 250 H.P."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 and others with steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and others with a steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.Stamped on verso: "Photo by V. M. Hanks, Jr. / Reorder number 4636-26 / 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.

[William P. Lear working on steam engine installed in Chevrolet Monte Carlo] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear working on a steam engine installed in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

[William P. Lear with steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a steam engine-equipped Chevrolet Monte Carlo, circa 1970-1973.

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

Photographic negative of William P. Lear with the Lear steam-powered bus, circa 1970s. The bus's hood is up to show the Lear Vapor Turbine System.