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[Aircraft instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment] (Item)

Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment, circa 1931-1939. Two arrows point to the direction indicator and the interphone and radio transmit control switch.Inscription: "NA-44 / Learadio equipment installation / Front cockpit. 20.1171/33."

[Aircraft cockpit outfitted with Learadio equipment] (Item)

Photograph of an aircraft cockpit outfitted with Learadio equipment, circa 1931-1939. Arrows point to the microphone and support and the interphone and radio transmit control and jack box.Inscription: "NA-44 / Learadio equipment installation / Rear cockpit. 20.1171/33."

[Aircraft instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment] (Item)

Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment, circa 1931-1939.

[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…

[Learadio workers using a Learadio portable unit] (Item)

Photograph of four Learadio employees using a portable transmitter and receiver unit, Garden City, New York, circa 1935. The company's factory building is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "1935 - Garden City - Long Island, New York. Batavia portable - outside plant."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[Learadio employees outside company building] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of Learadio employees outside a company building, Garden City, New York, circa 1935.Inscription on verso: "1935. Garden City L.I."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archives, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[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 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."

[Men with Waco UIC aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of three men with a Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. The verso inscription identifies two of the men as Wayne Thomis, Aviation editor for the "Chicago Tribune," and Howard Ailor, Waco salesman. The text "Equipped with Lear Radio Compass and Transmitter" is painted on the aircraft's fuselage. Inscription on verso: "1927 / No name on left / Wayne Thomis - Chi Trib aviation editor /…

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

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Waco UIC aircraft (wing number NC13402), circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his Waco Model UIC equipped with Lear-O-Scope, direction finder, + Lear-O-Phone transmitter + receiver. This is the plane Lear flew from NYC to Los Angeles in 1935 to promote his equipment. Photo courtesy Lear Archives."