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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, ca. 1900, as seen from 5th Avenue and 33rd Street. Taken from glass plate negatives at the Library of Congress; originally photographed by the Detroit Publishing Co.

Color photograph depicting the illumined Park Avenue entrance to The Waldorf, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the Presidential flag above the Park Avenue entrance to The Waldorf, date unknown. The Presidential flag is the same size as the American flag (20-by-30 feet as opposed to the standard 12-by-18 feet of other…

Black and white photograph depicting the Hilton flag flying for the first time over the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the Hilton flag flying alongside the flag of Switzerland above the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, date unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting the flag of Monaco honoring her Serene Highness Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III on September 14, 1956. The flag of Monaco was first flown outside of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on the day of the Imperial Ball,…

Black and white photograph depicting the five-star General's flag, which was ordered especially for General Douglas MacArthur upon his arrival from Japan in 1951. This flag flew over the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel and, along…

Color photographic rendering of the plan for the Waldorf=Astoria's Park Avenue entrance, redesigned by Kenneth E. Hurd, date unknown.