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Interior of barracks at Belleville (Item)

Loose scrapbook page containing a photograph of the barracks at Belleville Aviation Field (now Scott Air Force Base), Illinois, circa 1917-1918.Inscription: "Interior of barracks at Belleville."

[North Pond at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois] (Item)

Photograph of North Pond at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1917-1918.Inscription: "Lincoln Pk. Chicago. North Pond."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.

[Serviceman standing on snowy path, Camp Dewey Naval Training Station, Illinois] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman standing on a snowy path, Camp Dewey Naval Training Station, Illinois, circa 1917-1918.Inscription: "3rd Reg. Camp Dewey. Co I. Gt Lakes."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.

[Standard J-1 aircraft at Belleville Aviation Field] (Item)

Photograph of Standard J-1 aircraft at Belleville Aviation Field (now Scott Air Force Base) in Illinois, circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Two Standard machines at Belleville Aviation Field."

Air Corps Technical School: Department of Photography (Item)

Composite photograph of six images showcasing classes at the Air Corps Technical School's Department of Photography at Chanute Field, Illinois, circa 1936. The classes featured are Optics, Chemistry, Ground Photography, Printing, Copying, and Camera Repair.Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s. Album contains one hundred forty (140) photographs and one (1) clipping and…

[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."

[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."