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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.

In this image are the plasterers of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel, all of whom originated from Dundee, Scotland. This photograph is undated.

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.

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.

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

Lithographic image of Astoria, Oregon dated 1811, reproduced in the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

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…