“Silver Gallery…”

“Silver Gallery…”

Black and white photograph depicting the Silver Gallery from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"A creation of mirrors and grey satin harewood. Entrances from this Corridor to Grand Ball Room, Jade and Basildon Rooms and Astor Gallery." This two-hundred-foot-long corridor features murals by American artist Edward Emerson Simmons, transferred from the Astor Gallery of the Old Waldorf-Astoria.

Smith, Richard Averill

The Waldorf-Astoria

1934

Histories & Publications

Smith, R.A. (1935). The Waldorf-Astoria. New York: The Waldorf-Astoria.

Lent, H.B. (1934). The Waldorf –Astoria: A Brief chronicle of a unique institution now entering its fifth decade. New York: private printing for the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present

Silver Corridor

1931 - 1939

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