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Alice in Waldorf Land005.jpg
A magazine article showing Alice and her friends visiting various places in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel including Peacock Alley, the Park Avenue Lobby and the Terminal Barber Shop.

Doormen002.jpg
The Doormen and Bellhops of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel pose for a group photo in the Park Avenue lobby in 1932.

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The caption at the bottom of this photo reads in French:
"La Brigade Des Cuisines Du Nouveau Waldorf-Astoria New York. Janvier 1932"

This translates to "The Kitchen Brigade of the New Waldorf Astoria New York, January 1932"

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Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria hotel from the Park Avenue foyer, c. 1940s.

artdeco019.jpg
Color photograph depicting one of the thirteen allegorical murals done by Louis Rigal in 1935. The murals are located along the ceiling in the Park Avenue Foyer.

artdeco018.jpg
Color photograph depicting one of the thirteen allegorical murals done by Louis Rigal in 1935. The murals are located along the ceiling in the Park Avenue Foyer.

artdeco015.jpg
Color photograph depicting the Park Avenue Lobby. Note the Rockwood stone columns and Cocktail Terrace. Also pictured is the "Wheel of Life" mosaic in the center of the Foyer.

artdeco014.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue Foyer. Note the Rockwood stone columns and intricate grill work along the staircase. Also pictured are two of the Rigal murals and the "Wheel of Life" mosaic in the center of the Foyer.
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