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This article discusses the history of (the then) modern cooking techniques and the development of the modern chef, who is both in part a scientist as well as an artist. Munsey's Magazine is credited with being the first mass-market magazine that was…

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

This rare, original edition of Scientific American features a cover story on the construction of the original Astoria Hotel in 1897. The Astoria Hotel, funded by John Jacob Astor IV, was the sister property to William Waldorf Astor's Waldorf Hotel.…

A sketch depicting a night in the life of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Peacock Alley, it's most famous corridor, would be filled with hundreds of people each day and evening where ladies and gentlemen went to see and be seen.

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.

These blueprints show the 11th floor of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. While Eamon DeValera was residing in this hotel over his 18 month campaign for Irish Independence, he was housed in a 3-bedroom corner suite where he received "over 10,000…