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Black and white lithographic image depicting the Grand Ballroom set up as a theatre at the Astoria from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

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OW31.jpg
Black and white lithographic image depicting the Grand Ballroom arranged for a banquet for HRH Prince Henry of Prussia at the Astoria from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the…

Thank you photograph from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945
Black and white photograph of then General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower. Below the picture appears a handwritten dedication to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel expressing the General's "deepest appreciation". The inscription is dated June 19, 1945,…

Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945
Black and white photographs depicting the souvenir menu for the dinner given at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in honor of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 19, 1945. The shoulder patch of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of World War…

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Pictured in front of the full-scale model of Apollo 7 from left-to-right is Conrad Hilton, John Glenn, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and Barron Hilton. This display was located on the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The 19th Congress of the…

Guy Lombardo007.jpg
In this photo, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians are performing in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on New Years Eve in 1976. You will notice the balloons have fallen to ring in the New Year.

Thank you note from President Gerald Ford, 1974
Transparency of a letter from President Gerald Ford to Eugene Scanlan expressing appreciation for courtesies performed during the National Football Foundation's 17th Annual Awards Dinner held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on December 10, 1974.

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The Waldorf Astoria Daily Bulletin dated Wednesday, February 24, 1937, containing details regarding hotel management and services, goings on at the hotel including events and radio programming. The back page contains details of entertainment at the…
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