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[William P. Lear showing LIFE equipment to Herbert O. Fisher] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear showing LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) equipment to Herbert O. Fisher in the cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, circa 1958.Typed caption on verso: "Automatic flight ---- W. P. Lear, Chairman of the Board of Lear, Inc., chats with Herbert O. Fisher, Port of New York Airport, Chief of Aviation Development Division, regarding a new development by Lear, Inc. to…

[William P. Lear and Lear, Incorporated scientist discussing circuit diagram] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and a Lear, Incorporated scientist discussing a circuit diagram, circa 1940s-1950s.Typed caption on verso: "No deskbound executive, W. P. Lear, Chairman of the Board Lear, Inc., works directly with his company scientist on a complex electrical circuit."

[William P. Lear giving speech during grand opening of Lear, Incorporated facility] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) giving a speech during the grand opening of a Lear, Incorporated facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Grand opening new Grand Rapids Plant."Stamped on verso: "Universal Studio, [address and telephone number in Grand Rapids, Michigan]."

[Men working with lathes] (Item)

Photographic slide of men working with lathes in a metal shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Lathes / Metal shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."

[William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in cockpit of SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear in the cockpit of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Grosskople."

[Man working on section of SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of a man working on a section of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Grosskople."

[Men with SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of four men with a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Grosskople."

[Men working on section of SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of men working on a section of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Grosskople."

[William P. Lear and Robert Cummings in cockpit of Learstar aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Robert Cummings (left) in the cockpit of a Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Typed caption on verso: "Flying pals ---- Prominent motion picture and television star Robert Cummings chats with his long-time friend, W. P. Lear, Chairman of the Board of Lear, Inc., in the cockpit of the company's [crossed out: 'corporate aircraft'] Learstar. Actor Cummings has…

[Men and women using drill presses in machine shop] (Item)

Photographic slide of men and women using drill presses in a machine shop at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1954. A small chalkboard in the scene reads: "Drill presses / Machine shop."Inscription on slide: "Lear. Grand Rapids. 9-54."