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Per Hellman served as the Vice President and Managing Director of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Towers from 1987-1994. Active in many civic organizations, he was chairman of the board of the New York State Hotel and Motel Association in 1986 and…

The Basildon Room, located on the fourth floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, is a reconstruction of the dining room of the Basildon Park Manor in Berkshire. The ceiling paintings, the cornices and the mantelpiece were removed intact from Berkshire…

Chefs of the Waldorf Astoria pose with their creations for the evenings festivities, Executive Chef Arno Schmidt is in the center.

From left to right are Chefs Michael Toohey, Brian Strauss, John Branda, John Doherty, Scott Hagen
and Peter Daledda.

The description of this photo reads:
"No more switchboards from floor to ceiling. It's no desk-high consoles and computers in the telephone room with a platoon of men and women at the control keys. Here are the hotel's Director of…

Black and white photograph depicting the gold oval mirror and eagle-based table in the reception hall of the Presidential Suite, date unknown. These pieces were donated to The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel by President Ronald Reagan.

Black and white photograph depicting the General’s widow, Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, and General Manager Joseph Rantisi in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on August 5, 1983. For decades Art Deco ornamental grilles, part of the Grand…