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Description of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Fifth Avenue from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Descriptions of the various room of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Black and white photographic postcard depicting the exterior of the Fifth Avenue Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Black and white photograph depicting the Exhibition Clock at the Goldsmith and Co.'s Exhibit. Originally designed for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, the clock now stands in the Main Lobby of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.

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 Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of China, leaving the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, August 1896.

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 Waldorf, which opened to the public March 15th, 1893, looking South on 5th Avenue. The corner building in the right foreground is the residence of John Jacob Astor. The Astoria was built and opened November 1,…