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Black and white autographed photograph portrait of Felix Graf von Luckner, given to Oscar Tschirky, with an inscription reading: "By [jove] dear Oskar never say die and carry on! [With] happy days to you and your Waldorf Astoria from Felix Count…

Black and white autographed photograph portrait of Raymond Orteig, to Oscar Tschirky, with an inscription reading: "To the only "Oscar" from his life long friend Raymond Orteig April 28th 1930".

Black and white autographed photograph portrait of [G.G. Hole], given to Oscar, with an inscription reading : "To my friend Oscar in fond remembrance of days gone by. [G.G. Hole] February 20th 1930."

Black and white panoramic photograph from Park Avenue depicting the digging of the cellar at the Waldorf-Astoria construction site, c. 1930.

Press release announcing the contract between Thompson Starrett Company and James J. Conroy & Son, Inc. for "the metal furring and lathing and the plain and ornamental plastering..." for the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, then under construction.

Press release announcing the contract between Thompson Starrett Company and the General Bronze Corp. of Long island City for the "architectural and ornamental bronze, iron, aluminum and nickel work" for the then under-construction Park Avenue…

Black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Park Avenue Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1930.

House Beautiful advertisement for a pre-view of luxury apartments in the soon-to-open Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Note how the advertisement is geared toward Depression-Era America, promising that the living arrangements "meet thrift ideas."