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Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria hotel from the Park Avenue foyer, c. 1940s.

Frank Ready helps Oscar light the candles of his cake given at a surprise party thrown in honor of his 75th birthday.

Frank Sinatra making his debut in the Wedgwood Room of the Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel (1945)

Black and white photograph depictng General Charles C. DeGaulle preparing for his "We are not afraid of peace'" speech, Grand Ballroom, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, August 17, 1945.

Black and white photograph depicting citizens of Walldorf, Germany, gathered in honor of John Jacob Astor. A new 12-foot monument was erected in John Jacob Astor's memory on the 100th anniversary of his death (which occurred March 29th, 1848). The…

Black and white photograph depicting Madame Chiang Kai-Shek during her visit to the Waldorf=Astoria, March 1943.

Black and white photograph depicting Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt cutting a three-tiered birthday cake in celebration of the 59th birthday of her son, President Roosevelt. Oscar of the Waldorf officiated, and later selected this picture as one of only…

Black and white photograph of Oscar Tschirky with Lucius Boomer and Dr. Walter Damrosch on the night of Oscar's Golden Jubilee Dinner, March 15 1943 with inscription.