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An informal portrait of William Powell Lear, 1902-1976, founder of the Lear Jet Corporation, with actor and entertainer Danny Kaye, 1913-1987. Kaye, who was an excellent pilot, is shown holding a photograph of a Lear business jet.
Creator: Lear Jet Corporation
Date: March 1, 1966
Item Number: 209236
Call Number: B Lear, William P. Sr. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209236
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Lear
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Entrepreneur
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1960s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Men
People - Notable Kansans - Lear, William Powell, Sr., 1902-1978
People - Notable People - Lear, William P., 1902-1978
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes - Lear Jet
Type of Material - Photographs
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