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Black and white photograph depicting the East Foyer, which adjoins the Grand Ballroom, from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting a meeting taking place in one of the Assembly Rooms made available for guests on the fourth floor from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting the Starlight Roof, opened as a public restaurant in the summer, from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

The Starlight Roof was a popular night spot where guests were often…

Black and white photograph of then General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower. Below the picture appears a handwritten dedication to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel expressing the General's "deepest appreciation". The inscription is dated June 19, 1945,…

Black and white photographs depicting the souvenir menu for the dinner given at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in honor of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 19, 1945. The shoulder patch of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of World War…

A black and white photograph depicting the Empire Room (previously known as the Wedgwood Room) in its original location as it was from 1931 - 1969. In 1969, the Empire Room moved to what was then the Sert Room and this location was renamed the…

Black and white picture of the painting "Music" from the ceiling of the ballroom of the original Astoria Hotel, printed in Scientific American.

I.M. Pei (R) and his wife Eileen at Asia Society's Annual Dinner at New York's Waldorf Astoria in 2004.