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Invitation for the Explorer's Club's Pioneers of Aviation dinner held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on December 10, 1968. Lowell Thomas acted as Master of Ceremonies.

The Waldorf=Astoria celebrates Inauguration Day, 1981
Black and white photograph depicting the 50-pound inaugural cake honoring President Reagan and Vice President Bush as displayed in the Main Lobby of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on January 20, 1981.

The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Awards Dinner menu, 1985
Menu for the 28th Annual Awards Dinner of The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on December 3, 1985.

On the menu:
Pate Maison, Sauce Cumberland
Medallions of Chicken, Sauce…

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Invitation to the 54th Annual Awards Dinner for the National Football Foundation to be held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

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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…

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Promotional material for Guy Lombardo's Gala New Year's Eve event held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on December 31, 1973.

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List of dishes served at the bruncheon held in Peacock Alley on January 1, 1972, the morning after a Lombardo New Year's Eve Gala.

On the menu:

Minted Pineapple and Dates
Salad of Herrings and Apple
Grapefruit – Chilled or Honey…

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Black and white photograph depicting the famous Waldorf=Astoria Gingerbread House in 1986. Created by the Waldorf’s pastry chef, this Christmas attraction was three feet high, four feet wide, made of more than 200 pounds of gingerbread cookies, and…
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