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Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky enjoying his first glass of beer at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel following the end of Prohibition, c. December 1933.

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky opening the first bottle of alcohol at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel following the end of Prohibition in the United States, c. December 1933.

Benjamin DeCasseres, prominent author and "Bon Vivant", about to take the first legal drink upon the ratification of repeal of the 18th Amendment. By arrangement of United Press the moment repeal was signed in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was flashed to…

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky and the kitchen staff celebrating the end of Prohibition at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, c. December 1933.

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 President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover being escorted from the Park Avenue entrance by hotel manager Lucius Boomer, February 13, 1933.

Black and white photograph depicting "President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at the annual dinner of the conference of Catholic Charities held at the Waldorf-Astoria, October 4th/33. The four personages seated behind the President are acting Mayor…