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The Big Four meet in Lucius Boomer's Suite
Title
The Big Four meet in Lucius Boomer's Suite
Subject
World War II
Waldorf Astoria Towers
Description
The image from the newsletter "At the Waldorf", shows armed guards standing at attention at the entrance of the meeting place for the "Big Four". Those present were Foreign Ministers of the United States, Great Britain, U.S.S.R., and France. They convened in the Towers Suite, 37A, which served as the apartment for Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Boomer until his death in 1949.
Source
Waldorf Astoria Archive
Publisher
"At the Waldorf"
Date
November 6, 1946
Published: December 1946
Rights
Copyright is held by the Waldorf Astoria Archive unless otherwise noted.
Relation
Histories & Publications
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
7.5x9
Medium
clippings (information artifacts)
Language
English
Type
StillImage
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Waldorf Towers
Suite 37A
Temporal Coverage
1940 - 1949
Original Format
clippings (information artifacts)
Physical Dimensions
7.5x9
Collection
Citation
“The Big Four meet in Lucius Boomer's Suite,” Host to the World, accessed April 29, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/751.