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The rise of female chefs gained much popularity in the 1970s and Arno Schmidt helped to pave the way for female culinary artists here at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. In this photo are the first female chefs hired under Arno Schmidt's tenure as…

From the publication, "Behind the Scenes at the Waldorf-Astoria", Executive Chef Gabriel Lugot poses for the camera.

Chefs of the Waldorf Astoria pose with their creations for the evenings festivities, Executive Chef Arno Schmidt is in the center.

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"