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OW59.jpg
Black and white lithographic image depicting the hotel roof from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Lithographs produced from original photographs by B.J. Falk.…

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A view of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and the New York City skyline as seen from the East River in 1939.

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This image is from the publication "Behind the Scenes at the Waldorf-Astoria" and shows "Metal Mike" using the accounting machine to account for the wine and liquor distributed and used at each bar throughout the hotel.

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Black and white photograph depicting the bedroom of a "minimum rate" corner room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

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Black and white photograph depicting the sitting room of a suite from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith

"...with the adjoining bedroom and bath, this apartment, executed with the most thoughtful care for detail,…

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Black and white photograph depicting a single-room, minimum-priced accomodation from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"...the same comfort of larger accommodations, but in condensed form."

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Black and white photograph depicting a "minimum-priced" suite from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"...salon, single or double bedrooms and bath. It’s beautiful upholstered furniture and colorful draperies…

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Black and white photograph depicting an en suite dressing room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"Part of a suite or of an individual or double bedroom… Convenient as it adds closed space and the privacy…
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