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Film footage of the 1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959. The footage contains brief clips of military aircraft and spectators at the event. Scenes include aircraft taking off, in flight, demonstrating weapons, and performing aerial refueling maneuvers. Also featured are aerobatic performances by the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds in F-100 Super Sabres, and the U.S. Navy's Blue…
Steambus! [film]
(Item)
Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development and implementation of three steam buses created by William M. Brobeck and Associates, the Lear Motors Corporation, and Steam Power Systems.
The film…
[Audio recording of William P. Lear's speech to Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers]
(Item)
Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear to a Joint Meeting of California-Nevada Engineers, June 1970. Side B of this reel contains the Bell Telephone radio special "It Can't Be Done," describing engineering feats throughout American history. As the program does not mention Lear or his companies, it has not been transcribed or made available online.
Handwritten label on reel: "'It…