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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, ca. 1900, as seen from 5th Avenue and 33rd Street. Taken from glass plate negatives at the Library of Congress; originally photographed by the Detroit Publishing Co.

Black and white picture of the painting "Music" from the ceiling of the ballroom of the original Astoria Hotel, printed in Scientific American.

This is a photograph of the original Goldsmith Clock which was featured at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. This clock was a gift from Queen Victoria as a way to show the friendship between England and the United States.

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Black and white photograph depicting the Florist of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel taken by B.J. Falk.
Falk was the premiere theatrical photographer at the time and had his office in the 5th Avenue Waldorf-Astoria.

A picture of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel roofgarden; picture taken by George Boldt in 1903.

During the winter months from 1903-1929, the roof garden of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel was converted into an ice skating rink to be used by hotel guests.

Color lithographic image of guests socializing in the "Octagon Room" [Marie Antoinette Salon] of the Waldorf Hotel, 1893. Advertisement for ladies' hats by Hill Brothers.

Black and white photograph of William Waldorf Astor, from <i>Notable New Yorkers, 1896-1899</i>. Image retrieved from New York Times, 2009.