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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…

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 Cardinal Hayes speaking at an event in the Grand Ballroom from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

"...Cardinal Hayes speaking at a dinner in honor of the newly installed Bishop…

Black and white photograph depicting the Grand Ballroom decorated for a wedding from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Black and white photograph depicting the Circus Ball held in the Grand Ballroom from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

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

This recreation of the salon of an English manor house includes original paintings, cornices and a mantel from the…

Black and white photograph depicting the Jade Room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith. The room is so named for its beautiful jade green walls with carvings and ornaments in gold. The pilasters and columns at…

Black and white photograph depicting the Jansen Suite decorated by Maison Jensen of Paris and located on the Fourth Floor of the Waldorf-Astoria from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

Today, the current Jansen…