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A black and white photograph depicting the Empire Room (previously known as the Wedgwood Room) in its original location as it was from 1931 - 1969. In 1969, the Empire Room moved to what was then the Sert Room and this location was renamed the…

This booklet was produced for patrons of the Starlight Roof and provides them with "Tips to Dancers." Such tips include how to dress, how to act, how to dance, and how to converse with other guests.

The Waldorf-Astoria Daily Bulletin dated Friday, April 20, 1951, containing details regarding hotel management and services, goings on at the hotel including events and radio programming. The hotel welcomes Douglas MacArthur back from the Pacific and…

Silver nut dish, 1957, taken from Peacock Alley. Inscribed on bottom: INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO, THE WALDORF ASTORIA, 1957, 05038.

Donated through the Amnesty Program by Patricia Smith in 2012

Black and white photograph depicting Conrad N. Hilton with a certificate of Cooperation awarded to Hilton Hotels International by the Economic Cooperation Administration on December 29, 1951. Hilton Hotels International, of which Mr. Hilton was…

Black and white photograph depicting Vice President Richard Nixon greeting Post Master General James A. Farley at the annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner, 1956. Also pictured is Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Feridun Cemal Erkin.

Black and white photograph depicting President Dwight D. Eisenhower with National Football Foundation Chairman Chester LaRoche in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor in 1958. Former West Point football player and President Eisenhower took a break…

Pen and ink drawing self-portrait and holiday greetings by Rene Black. To the left, the writing reads:
"Cuisine c'est un art
Service le luxe
May it for ever be the everlasting richness and the meanings of good cuisine, poured wine and the…