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Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky and the kitchen staff celebrating the end of Prohibition at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, c. December 1933.

Black and white photograph depicting Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt cutting a three-tiered birthday cake in celebration of the 59th birthday of her son, President Roosevelt. Oscar of the Waldorf officiated, and later selected this picture as one of only…

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky putting the finishing touches on his Swiss Chalet in 1938. This model won a special Grand Prize in the three-day-long 3rd Annual Arts and Crafts Exhibition for Waldorf=Astoria employees. Born in…

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar of the Waldorf helping eight-year-old Marjorie Hunt bake a cake for the First Lady. On March 1, 1934, the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel hosted a reception and tea celebrating the 22nd birthday of the Camp Fire…

Black and white photograph depicting John “Curly” O’Connor (veteran bar keeper, head barman of the Waldorf, and opener of the original bar in the Old Waldorf in 1893) serving the first drink at the opening ceremonies of the new Waldorf Bar for…

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky of the Waldorf introducing liquor bottles to a wood chipper, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky opening the first bottle of alcohol at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel following the end of Prohibition in the United States, c. December 1933.

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky enjoying his first glass of beer at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel following the end of Prohibition, c. December 1933.