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Tony Sarg's "Oasis Cafe" was located across the corridor from the "Lounge Restaurant" in the Peacock Alley lounge and cafe region of our hotel throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

The murals on the walls of the Oasis Cafe contained mural's…

Black and white photograph depicting Conrad N. Hilton with a certificate of Cooperation awarded to Hilton Hotels International by the Economic Cooperation Administration on December 29, 1951. Hilton Hotels International, of which Mr. Hilton was…

Black and white photograph depicting President Dwight D. Eisenhower with National Football Foundation Chairman Chester LaRoche in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor in 1958. Former West Point football player and President Eisenhower took a break…

Black and white photograph depicting Conrad Hilton with his longtime administrative assistant Olive Wakeman and Francis Cardinal Spellman at Cardinal Spellman's Christmas party in 1954. Conrad Hilton was born on Christmas Day in 1887.

Black and white photograph depicting the flag of Monaco honoring her Serene Highness Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III on September 14, 1956. The flag of Monaco was first flown outside of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on the day of the Imperial Ball,…

Various head shots of Pastry Chef, Willy Ritz.

A collection of head shots featuring Pastry Chef Willy Ritz between the years of 1957 and 1964.

Black and white photograph of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arriving at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel for a black-tie event, 1950s.