Waldorf Service Reaches New Heights

Hotel-1.jpg

Title

Waldorf Service Reaches New Heights

Subject

Construction--New York (State)--New York--1930

Description

Black and white photograph depicting Waldorf wait staff enjoying what was to be the world’s tallest hotel. The first steel grillage was hoisted into position on the site of the Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria in 1930.

Date

[c. 1930]

Relation

Photographs | Buildings Collection

Format

image | jpeg

Extent

8x10

Medium

black-and-white photographs

Type

StillImage

Identifier

06.02.006

Coverage

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present

Temporal Coverage

1928 - 1931

Original Format

black-and-white photographs

Physical Dimensions

8x10

Citation

“Waldorf Service Reaches New Heights,” Host to the World, accessed March 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/516.