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The menu and program design for the Time Magazine 40th Anniversary party was quite elaborate and featured some of societies most popular personalities. Though the dinner only lasted for about 2 hours, the dancing lasted until 4:00 A.M.!

The Grand Ballroom as it was during Time Magazine's 40th Anniversary party. The design of the Grand Ballroom was commissioned by Oliver Smith and was in place from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s.

An exterior view of the Inagiku Japanese restaurant from 49th Street. Inagiku was one of the Waldorf Astoria's most famous restaurants for a nearly a decade.

Three construction workers are valiantly hoisted atop a steel beam as they give the photographer a wave. The building located behind the three gentleman is The Benjamin Hotel; adjacent to the Benjamin Hotel was the Loew's Theatre, known today as the…

Hosted in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, this famous luncheon was the moment in which General deGaulle delivered a speech on conflicts in Europe as a result of WWII. He proclaimed "We are not afraid of peace."

The Victory Dinner for the 24 Karat Club was hosted at the Waldorf Astoria and some of the jewelry industry's most innovative members were in attendance. This dinner was hosted as a way to celebrate the US victory of WWII.

This menu and invitation was created for a private dinner party held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on December 9, 1908. There is no further indication of what was being celebrated at this event.