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Jingabo, the star of the children's book, "The Dog Who Lives at the Waldorf", is seen here with his master, Mrs. Cole. Both were residents in the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

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Black and white photograph depicting a Herbert Hoover press event at the Waldorf Towers on his 86th birthday, August 1960.

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A magazine article showing Alice and her friends visiting various places in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel including Peacock Alley, the Park Avenue Lobby and the Terminal Barber Shop.

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These photos show a menu from the United Nations Dinner held here at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in honor of United Nations Day (October 24, 1961)

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Maurice Chevalier and Benny Goodman are having a laugh while posing for the camera in the Empire Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1966.

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This correspondence from 1964 describes the origins of the Martini. According to this evidence, a man by the name of Mr. Martinez visited the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel sometime in the 1890s and suggested this drink to a bartender at the hotel.…

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Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter stands with his family outside of the Waldorf Astoria hotel to answer a few questions from news reporters. They were here at the hotel attending the luncheon in his honor on June 5, 1962.
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