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Photographs of Kurt Ermann during his time as Executive Chef between 1981 and 1985.

These news clippings range in date from 1970-1973 and discuss the appointment of Arno Schmidt as the Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel as well as highlight some of his achievements.

Obtained from his auto-biography "Peeking Behind the Wallpaper", this photograph shows Arno Schmidt as a young man in the early days of his career as a Chef in Europe.

A team photograph of the Waldorf Astoria Culinary Team from 1986.

From the publication "Behind the Scenes at the Waldorf-Astoria", apprentice chefs of the Waldorf-Astoria Kitchen get hands-on experience working with world-renown Chefs.

Chefs of the Waldorf Astoria pose with their creations for the evenings festivities, Executive Chef Arno Schmidt is in the center.

The caption at the bottom of this photo reads in French:
"La Brigade Des Cuisines Du Nouveau Waldorf-Astoria New York. Janvier 1932"

This translates to "The Kitchen Brigade of the New Waldorf Astoria New York, January 1932"