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Canadian Flags001.jpg
From 1945 to 1965, Fioravanti Dell'Agnesse oversaw the operation and management of the Waldorf Astoria Towers as well as the Foreign Department and the Flag Room. This image shows Mr. Dell'Agnesse with fellow Waldorf Team Members as they change out…

Thank you note from Allan Hoover, son of President Herbert Hoover, 1964
Letter from Allan Hoover, son of President Herbert Hoover, to Frank G. Wangeman, General Manager of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. The younger Hoover expresses appreciation on behalf of himself and his brother for the constant friendliness and devoted…

luciano_towers.pdf
Article from the New York Times covering Lucky Luciano's 1936 criminal trial. Luciano occupied a suite in the Waldorf Towers from April to October 1935. The Towers became a prominent part of the trial when staff members testified against Luciano in…

luciano_towers_2.pdf
Article from the New York Times covering Lucky Luciano's 1936 criminal trial. Luciano occupied a suite in the Waldorf Towers from April to October 1935. The Towers became a prominent part of the trial when staff members testified against Luciano in…

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Black and white photograph depicting the Dining Room of a luxurious Waldorf Towers suite from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

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Black and white photograph depicting the Main Salon of a Waldorf Towers Apartment from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

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Black and white photograph depicting the master bedroom of a Waldorf Towers Apartment from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

HB 52.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting the boudoir of a Waldorf Towers Apartment from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.
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