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The Grand Ballroom as it was during Time Magazine's 40th Anniversary party. The design of the Grand Ballroom was commissioned by Oliver Smith and was in place from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s.

An exterior view of the Inagiku Japanese restaurant from 49th Street. Inagiku was one of the Waldorf Astoria's most famous restaurants for a nearly a decade.

Nelson Rockefeller, Paul Garrett (American Wine), and Alfred P. Sloan Jr., are photographed while attending the annual General Motors Automobile Show in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The General Motors auto show, also known as the…

Three construction workers are valiantly hoisted atop a steel beam as they give the photographer a wave. The building located behind the three gentleman is The Benjamin Hotel; adjacent to the Benjamin Hotel was the Loew's Theatre, known today as the…

Hosted in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, this famous luncheon was the moment in which General deGaulle delivered a speech on conflicts in Europe as a result of WWII. He proclaimed "We are not afraid of peace."

This Dempsey & Carroll event program and menu is from the Twelfth Annual banquet of the Automobile Club of America. The Automobile Club of America was the precursor to what is known today as "Triple A" or "AAA." Due to the sensitive state of this…

The Victory Dinner for the 24 Karat Club was hosted at the Waldorf Astoria and some of the jewelry industry's most innovative members were in attendance. This dinner was hosted as a way to celebrate the US victory of WWII.

Though the hosts of the event are unknown, this historic dinner party menu was hand crafted by the famous engravers, Dempsey & Carroll of New York City. This menu dates from the original Waldorf Hotel; the Astoria Hotel did not even exist at this…