Browse Items (61 total)

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.

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 and the kitchen staff celebrating the end of Prohibition at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, c. December 1933.

Black and white photograph depicting Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark and Iceland being escorted to the Grand Ballroom by Oscar Tschirky, where they were guests of honor at a banquet given under the joint auspices of the…

Black and white photograph depicting Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway being escorted to the Grand Ballroom by Oscar Tschirky, where they were guests of honor at a state banquet given by the Committee for Norway's Participation in…

Black and white photograph of President William Howard Taft inscribed to Oscar Tschirky, the famed Maitre d'Hotel of the Waldorf=Astoria, February 24, 1913.

Menu and reservation card for Thanksgiving dinner as offered in the Sert Room on November 24, 1938. Distributed by "Oscar's Office" at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, the verso indicates that this meal cost $5 per person. The same dishes were offered in…

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…