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- Art Deco and the Waldorf Astoria
- Bakers Unite!
- The Big Four at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
- Building the World's Greatest Hotel
- The Empire Room: A Setting for Dinner and Dancing
- Hats, Balloons, and Noisemakers
- History of the Motorama
- Oscar of the Waldorf
- The Original Waldorf Astoria Hotel
- The Waldorf Astoria in Pop Culture
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Per Hellman with Mel Tormé (a.k.a. The Velvet Fog)
Per Hellman is photographed shaking hands with "The Velvet Fog", Mel Tormé, who was an American musician, best known as a singer of jazz standards. Tormé is most famous for composing the music for the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song"…
Menu from the United Nations Dinner, 1961
These photos show a menu from the United Nations Dinner held here at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in honor of United Nations Day (October 24, 1961)
Astronaut Gordon Cooper being honored at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, May 1963
From left to right in this photograph are:
Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Astronaut Gordon Cooper, NYC Mayor Frank Wagner, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and Mrs. Wagner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in honor of Astronaut Coopers successful Mercury Mission…
Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Astronaut Gordon Cooper, NYC Mayor Frank Wagner, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and Mrs. Wagner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in honor of Astronaut Coopers successful Mercury Mission…
The Hustle and Bustle in the Waldorf-Astoria Service Kitchen, 1937
The parade of waiters in this image are lined up in the service kitchen for the meals they had to deliver to over 1100 guests at the Tribute Banquet for Oscar of the Waldorf in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel.