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[Cessna CW-6 aircraft on display at 1929 Auto Show]
Photograph of a Cessna CW-6 aircraft (tail number 6446) on hanging display at the 1929 Auto Show, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1929. Several cars are also on display below the aircraft. Inscription on verso: "CW-6 Cessna."
[Class 34-42, Boeing School of Aeronautics]
Photographic group portrait of Class 34-42, Boeing School of Aeronautics, California, May 20, 1942. The men's names and hometowns are listed in the verso inscription.Inscription: "Keep it flying / Boeing School of Aeronautics / Class 34-42 / May 20 - 1942."
[Members of 401st Bombardment Squadron at reunion]
Photographic group portrait of members of the 401st Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, at a reunion, Tacoma, Washington, August 2002. The men, including John W. Allen, are identified in the verso caption. Typed caption on verso: "401st Squadron Members at 91st BGMA reunion at Tacoma, WA, 30 Aug. 2002 (60th anniversary) / Top Row: John Allen, Bernie Stanton, Sam Newton, Richard Pressey,…
[Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft at Bolling Field]
Photograph of several Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and a Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft (tail number NC 15405) at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938.Inscription on verso: "Douglas Army transport ships and Learadio Beechcraft. Beech Staggerwing delivered to W. P. Lear 1935 Sept. First flight [ITC?] to CLE with Walter Beed [illegible] Barber and W.P.L Sr. Flown for 2 years -…
[Boeing XB-15, Stinson aircraft, and Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field]
Photograph of the Boeing XB-15 (nose number 46), a Stinson aircraft, and several Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938. An emblem depicting a Native American with a bow and arrow is painted on the XB-15's nose. The caption notes that this photograph was taken at an air show. Inscription on verso: "Air show, [illegible] Aviation Forum, Bolling Field, Wash. D.C. May…
[Hangar at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport]
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]
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."
[People working in Lear Developments workshop]
Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Electronic components, device casings, and a loop antenna are visible on the workbenches.Inscription on verso: "The Lear (1) Engineering Dept, (2) Lear Laboratory, (3) Complete stock of test apparatus and inventory, (4) 1/2 floor #4 125 W 17th St NYC. (Associated with Fred M. Link 1933-1938.)"
[People working in Lear Developments workshop]
Photograph of people working in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938. Machine tools and device casings are visible on the workbenches.
[Men using machine tools in Lear Developments workshop]
Photograph of two men using machine tools in the Lear Developments workshop, New York City, New York, circa 1933-1938.