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Black and white photograph depicting the Waldorf Hotel, 1893.

"This photograph of the original Waldorf was made in the spring of 1893, a few weeks after the hotel opened its doors to the public. The picture was taken from the middle block on 33rd…

Black and white photograph depicting the Waldorf, which opened to the public March 15th, 1893, looking South on 5th Avenue. The corner building in the right foreground is the residence of John Jacob Astor. The Astoria was built and opened November 1,…

Black and white lithographic image depicting the Library (or Red Room) at the Waldorf from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

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Black and white lithographic image depicting the Reading Room at the Waldorf, formerly the Bradley-Martin Ballroom, from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

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Black and white lithographic image depicting the Small Ballroom at the Waldorf, which, at the time of publication, had been converted into a bank, from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the…

"'marvelous ways of living and luxuries hitherto unattainable'. Even before revealing the marvels of the combined Waldorf-Astoria, Boldt managed to impress upon New Yorkers certain fastidious prerequisites of the higher life.  To dine in the the …

Black and white lithographic image depicting the Marie Antoinette Room at the Waldorf from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Lithographs produced from original…

Black and white lithographic image depicting the Waldorf Restaurant at the Waldorf from the 1903 promotional publication assembled by George C. Boldt, then manager and proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria.

Lithographs produced from original…