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This menu was created in honor of the "Twenty-Fixth" annual dinner for the The New York Library Club. The humorous way of designing this menu is quite fitting for librarians!

This menu and invitation was created for a private dinner party held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on December 9, 1908. There is no further indication of what was being celebrated at this event.

A handwoven, silk menu created for an extravagant dinner party held at the Waldorf Astoria on the 4th of March, 1909. It is unclear what event this menu was created for, but it features unique French dishes that were quite popular in the…

A personal menu created by Oscar of the Waldorf for George Boldt and guests of his April Fools' dinner hosted in his private apartment at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

From Left to Right are: Diarmuid Lynch, Judge Hendricks, Judge Goff, Judge Cohalan, DeValera, John Devoy, Judge Gavigan. These gentlemen posed for a photo atop the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1919 to commemorate Eamon De Valera's historic campaign for…

The following video clip shows rare footage from Nikita Khrushchev's visit to New York City on September 18, 1959. Video is provided by the "Cold War Roadshow" broadcasted by PBS in 2014.

Tony Sarg's "Oasis Cafe" was located across the corridor from the "Lounge Restaurant" in the Peacock Alley lounge and cafe region of our hotel throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

The murals on the walls of the Oasis Cafe contained mural's…

To commemorate the historic purchase of New York's most iconic hotel, a formal reception was hosted in the private dining room of the Peacock Alley restaurant where a 24-karat gold, 8-piece collection of silverware was presented to Chairman XiaoHui…