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Black and white photograph depicting President Ronald W. Reagan at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, an event held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel "...to advance the cause of a free press..." on April 27,…

Black and white photograph depicting President John F. Kennedy delivering his Gold Medal acceptance speech at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner. National Football Foundation representatives (including Vincent dePaul Draddy and…

Black and white photograph portrait of Morris C. Dobrow, autographed to Oscar Tschirky. The reverse of the picture has the following wording:
TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR MORRIS C. DOBROW
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE…

A black and white photograph depicting the December 1952 Pillsbury Bake-Off, hosted in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria. The first Bake-Off took place at the Waldorf-Astoria in 1949. To celebrate Pillsbury's 80th birthday, executives at the…

A black and white photograph depicting the banquet following the Pillsbury Bake-Off in December 1952.

Menu and reservation card for Thanksgiving dinner as offered in the Sert Room on November 24, 1938. Distributed by "Oscar's Office" at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, the verso indicates that this meal cost $5 per person. The same dishes were offered in…

Black and white photograph depicting Oscar Tschirky putting the finishing touches on his Swiss Chalet in 1938. This model won a special Grand Prize in the three-day-long 3rd Annual Arts and Crafts Exhibition for Waldorf=Astoria employees. Born in…

Invitation to view the Presidential Suite, which was redecorated for the sixth time in 1978. Although the rehabilitation project had been completed in late September, the press and social party did not take place until October in order to accommodate…