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[Hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport] (Item)

Photograph of a hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1932. Groups of people are standing outside the hangar and on the hangar's balcony. Aircraft are partially visible through the open doors.Inscription on verso: "1932. Curtis-Reynolds Airport."

[William P. Lear with Monocoupe 110 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Monocoupe 110 aircraft, Curtiss-Reynolds Field, Illinois, circa 1930-1931.Inscription on verso: "Taken by [illegible] in 1931. WPL / 31-1. Lear Avia Archive."Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Bill Lear pictured with his Monocoupe. This aircraft was instrumental in the development of the Lear 'Radioaire.' Curtiss-Reynolds Airport, Glenview, IL, 1930."

[William P. Lear and Clarence Clabaugh with Monocoupe Model 110] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Clarence Clabaugh (left) with a Monocoupe Model 110 aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1931. Typed caption on verso: "With Bill Lear in this 1931 picture taken in Chicago is Clarence Clabaugh, one of his flying instructors, now with the FAA in Pennsylvania. The Monocoupe seen here and referred to in this article was occasionally leased to M. C. Meigs of…

[William P. Lear holding Lear Radio-Aire] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear holding the Lear Radio-Aire, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1932. Inscription: "The first Radio Aire / Bill / 1932."Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his first airplane radio, the Lear Radio-Aire. Chicago, 1932. Photo --courtesy Fred Link."Stamped on verso: "Fred M. Link / Communications Consultant / [address in Pittstown, New Jersey."

Plaque/Entrepreneur of the Year, Moya Olsen Lear (Item)

Entrepreneur of the Year Award given to Moya Olsen Lear by the Research Directors' Association of Chicago, Inc., March 1982. The engraved metal plate is mounted on a wood base with a circular metal filigree embedded in top left corner.Text: "The Research Directors' Association of Chicago, Inc. / Dedicated to fostering a creative and innovative environment for the utilization of science and…

Plaque/25 Silver Skies, National Intercollegiate Flying Association, William Lear, 1973 (Item)

Appreciation plaque given to William P. Lear by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, May 1973. Two blue and silver aluminum plates are affixed to wood base. The large top plate depicts a partial side view of a bird's head with beak.Top plate text: "25 Silver Skies / National Intercollegiate Flying Association / May 10, 11, 12,/1973 / Host / Southern Illinois / University at Carbondale…

[William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform] (Item)

Photographic portrait of William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform, Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1920. Inscription on verso: "William Powell Lear -- Great Lakes Naval Base -- Chicago, Ill. 1920 / Personal album."

Plaque/The Research Director's Association of Chicago, William Lear, 1970 (Item)

Entrepreneur of the Year Award given to William P. Lear by the Research Directors' Association of Chicago, May 1970. A paper certificate is mounted under clear acrylic affixed to a wood base. Text: "The Research Directors' Association of Chicago / dedicated to fostering a creative and innovative environment for the utilization of science and engineering for the benefit of all mankind / and /…

[American servicemen with captured German Fokker D.VII aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of two American servicemen with a captured German Fokker D.VII aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1919.Inscription on album page: "Captured German Fokker / VII / Chicago: 1919."

[Four Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Grant Park] (Item)

Photograph of four Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s.Inscription: "Planes on line / Victory Liberty Loan / Chicago."