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Black and white photograph of President William Howard Taft inscribed to Oscar Tschirky, the famed Maitre d'Hotel of the Waldorf=Astoria, February 24, 1913.

Black and white lithographic image depicting a single bedroom at the Waldorf from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Lithographs produced from original photographs by…

Black and white lithographic image depicting the Small Ballroom at the Waldorf, which, at the time of publication, had been converted into a bank, from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the…

Descriptions of the amenities of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

"'marvelous ways of living and luxuries hitherto unattainable'. Even before revealing the marvels of the combined Waldorf-Astoria, Boldt managed to impress upon New Yorkers certain fastidious prerequisites of the higher life.  To dine in the the …

Black and white photographic postcard depicting The Palm Garden of the Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, c. 1908.

Black and white photographic postcard depicting a bedroom in the State Apartments, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, c. 1898.

Black and white lithographic image depicting the Astor Dining Room at the Waldorf with a design based on the dining room of the original Astor residence. Lithograph from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and…