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[Bill and Moya Lear being greeted by unidentified individuals at Lear, Incorporated plant] (Item)

Photograph of Bill and Moya Lear (far left) being greeted by unidentified individuals after arriving at the Lear, Incorporated plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1960s.

[Wayne Newton, William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and others next to Learjet aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Wayne Newton (center), William P. Lear (second from left), Moya O. Lear (left), and others next to a Learjet aircraft, Detroit, Michigan, June 1965.Typed caption on verso: "Recording artist Wayne Newton and associates, ride in Lear Jet. Detroit, Michigan. June, 1965."Stamped on verso: "William E. Bradley Photographers. (Smith Bros. - Amer. Comm. Photo), [address in Detroit,…

[William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with Learjet 23 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N242F), circa 1960s. Includes an inscription from Linkletter. Inscription on photo: "What? Only $658,425.10? I'll take a dozen. Art." Inscription in margin: "For Tina." Inscription on verso: "N242F. Lear Jet flown for charter." Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation Photograph. No. PR556-3, [address in…

[Senator Barry Goldwater and William P. Lear walking past Lockheed Lodestar aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, and others walking past a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa 1960s. Inscription on verso: "Learjet. EP_A."

[Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, and Moya O. Lear with Learjet 23 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Senator Barry Goldwater, William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear and an unidentified woman with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L), circa 1960s.Stamped on verso: "Learjet Corporation Photograph. No. PR-203H, [address in Wichita, Kansas]."

[Motorola car radio designed by William P. Lear] (Item)

Photograph of a Motorola car radio designed by William P. Lear, circa 1931-1939.Inscription on verso: "Car radio."Inscription on duplicate photo: "1st car radio. This radio was built and designed by Bill Lear."

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope equipped automobile] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Lear-o-Scope-equipped Plymouth automobile, New York City, New York, circa 1935. A loop antenna is mounted to the roof of the car. Inscription: "1935. 121 W 17 St NCY. WPL with first Lear-o-Scope." Stamped on verso: "Conrad Studios. New York." Inscription on verso of duplicate photo: "Bill Lear standing in front of his Plymouth parked across the street from…

[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 with first Lear-o-Scope] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with the first Lear-o-Scope, circa 1935.Inscription: "1935. WPL with 1st Lear-o-scope."

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1933. Inscription on verso: "1935 / WPL entering 1933 Continental Powered Waco preparatory to NY Los Angeles trip when Model L DF was shown to whole USA and many CAA stations for the first time heard and worked a private aircraft by radio. / Trip NY-Pitts-Dayton-Chgo-Kansas City-Wichita-Tulsa-Dallas-Wink-El Paso-Tucson-Pheonix…

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