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20130423_empire_room_petula_clark.jpg
A black and white photograph depicting Petula Clark. On the reverse of the photograph, a press release dated October 11th, 1975 reads: "Oscar For Petula Clark. Petula Clark is the first performer to be presented with The Waldorf Oscar. Pet receives…

Lombardo_20111123_002.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting legendary showman Guy Lombardo. This image was distributed as part of a promotion for his 45th New Year's Eve event held in the Grand Ballroom on December 31, 1974.

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Black and white photograph depicting Guy Lombardo preparing for the New Year. This image was distributed as part of a promotion for the worldwide satellite telecast of his 1975 New Year's Eve event.

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Black and white photograph depicting the newly restored Starlight Roof at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1973.

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On the left is Barron Hilton, son of Conrad Hilton and chairman of the Hilton Hotels Corporation; on the right is Frank Wangeman, executive Vice President and Manager of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in the 1970s.

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Black and white photograph depicting Congresswoman and activist Bella Abzug speaking at an event at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. A life-long New Yorker and a prominent New York politician, Abzug attended many important political events at the Waldorf.

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Color photograph depicting a surprise birthday party thrown for the First Lady, Betty Ford, April 8, 1976.

Archive075_Carole Burnett.jpg
Black and white photograph depicting Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters at the Friar's Club Testimonial Dinner honoring Burnett at the Waldorf Towers, 1973.
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