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Maurice Chavalier April in Paris.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting Maurice Chevalier performing at the April in Paris Ball in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, c. 1961.

Lombardo_20111123_003.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting Guy Lombardo preparing for the New Year. This image was distributed as part of a promotion for the worldwide satellite telecast of his 1975 New Year's Eve event.

Carter Reagan.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting Jimmy Carter, Terence Cardinal Cooke and Ronald Reagan at the 1980 Alfred E. Smith Dinner, Grand Ballroom, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.

Truman002.jpg

Jingabo 015.jpg
Jingabo, the star of the children's book, "The Dog Who Lives at the Waldorf", is seen here with his master, Mrs. Cole. Both were residents in the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

luciano_towers_2.pdf
Article from the New York Times covering Lucky Luciano's 1936 criminal trial. Luciano occupied a suite in the Waldorf Towers from April to October 1935. The Towers became a prominent part of the trial when staff members testified against Luciano in…

20130422_morgan_jp.jpg
Black and white photograph. Press slip on the reverse reads "27. J.P. Morgan, famous financier, and the late Marquess of Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, as they met at the Dinner of the English-Speaking Union of the U.S., at The…

Gordon Cooper001.jpg
From left to right in this photograph are:
Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Astronaut Gordon Cooper, NYC Mayor Frank Wagner, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and Mrs. Wagner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in honor of Astronaut Coopers successful Mercury Mission…
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