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Black and white photograph depicting the main Waldorf entrance of the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on 33rd Street, c. 1903.

Black and white photograph depicting the Men's Bar at the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The bar was closed and dismantled in 1919 in response to prohibition. It was replaced by a men's reading room, lounge and cafe.

Black and white photograph depicting the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel located on Fifth Avenue, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the Old Waldorf =Astoria Hotel located on 5th Avenue, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the Peacock Alley of the Old Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, date unknown.

Ice skaters on the roof garden of the Fifth Avenue Waldorf-Astoria

Black and white picture postcard depicting the Grand Ballroom of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 1917.

James L. Breese, at the Bradley-Martin Ball, 1897. Costumed as the Duc de Guise, his outfit was embroidered in pearls and silver. According to reports, swords like Breese's gilt blade were a liability during dances, as few of the guests were…