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Waldorf Construction, 1930
Black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1930.
Constructing the Towers
Black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Waldorf Towers, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1930.
The Waldorf appearing on the Skyline
Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue Waldorf=Astoria Hotel taking its place in the New York City Skyline, 1930.
Capping off the Waldorf Towers
Black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Waldorf Towers, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1931.
Finishing the Towers
Black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Waldorf Towers, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1931.
Dotted Lines
Black and White image graphically depicting where the New Waldorf=Astoria will stand, replacing the New York Central Power Station on Park Avenue, c 1929.
Ground
Black and white photograph depicting the construction site of the soon-to-be Park Avenue Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1930.
"The New Waldorf-Astoria Makes its Appearance on Fashionable Park Avenue"
"Photograph shows the new Waldorf-Astoria, under construction at Park Avenue, 49th and 50th Streets, New York. Looking South on Park Avenue, St. Bartholomew's Church (Left Foreground). The Waldorf-Astoria, now erected to be about one-third of its…