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This photo was taken at the opening of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1931. Seated from left to right is Henry Firestone (tires), Julius Rosenwald (Sears), Thomas Edison (electricity), Sir Thomas Lipton (tea), Charles Schwab (US Steel), Henry Ford…

This black and white photograph displays the features of the Waldorf-Astoria kitchen in 1937. Here the waiter is at the salad station. You will notice the various stations of the food assembly line that is part of the process of cooking and plating…

This is an image of the luxury cars on display at the Ford General Motors Company Convention held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. c. 1937

This image shows the locksmith of the Waldorf-Astoria surrounded by hundreds of keys. For most of the hotels history, actual keys and locks were used for every room but with the progression of technology, electronic keys are the choice of the…

Black and white photograph depicting children at play in the Children's Play Room from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith. Photograph by Sigurd-Fischer.

Black and white photograph depicting the Men's Bar, which, as its name suggests, was for male guests only, from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.

The Waldorf Astoria Daily Bulletin dated Wednesday, February 24, 1937, containing details regarding hotel management and services, goings on at the hotel including events and radio programming. The back page contains details of entertainment at the…

Teapot with pink ceramic body and silver frame and lid. In excellent condition.
Bottom is marked: LENOX, MADE EXPRESSLY FOR, THE WALDORF-ASTORIA, BY, Nathan Straus & Sons, NEW YORK
Inside of lid is etched: 39, THE WALDORF-ASTORIA, 1937,…