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Color lithographic print of E.E. Anthony's rendering of the Empire Room at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1939.

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A black and white photograph depicting the Empire Room (previously known as the Wedgwood Room) in its original location as it was from 1931 - 1969. In 1969, the Empire Room moved to what was then the Sert Room and this location was renamed the…

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The Waldorf-Astoria Daily Bulletin dated Friday, April 20, 1951, containing details regarding hotel management and services, goings on at the hotel including events and radio programming. The hotel welcomes Douglas MacArthur back from the Pacific and…

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Black and white photograph depicting Lord Mountbatten "reviewing" the Rockettes before a show at the Empire Room, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, date unknown.

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Black and white photograph depicting the Empire Room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Referenced by Lent's 1934 publication: "...the Empire Room of today is distinguished by a more modern interpretation of…

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A program from the Empire Room estimated to be from 1975. The program describes the entertainment for the evening - The Manhattan Transfer - and the menu. The evening's entertainment is set at a fixed price of $33.

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A table card for Dinner and Supper Dancing at the Wedgwood Room with details of the entertainment listed as:
Frank Sinatra
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
Volkoff & Milada of the Ballet Russe
Mischa Borr alternating
Supper Cover from 10.30,…

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A table card for Dinner and Supper at the Wedgwood Room with details of the entertainment listed as:

At Supper
Frank Sinatra
Page Cavanaugh Trio

Dinner and Supper
Emil Coleman and his Orchestra
Mischa Borr and his Orchestra alternating at…
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