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Park Avenue Entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel facing South East, 1936
Title
Park Avenue Entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel facing South East, 1936
Subject
Architecture
Description
Black and white photograph depicting the "Scene in front of the Waldorf-Astoria Monday morning, May 11th at 7 a.m., just before the take-off of the coach 'Valiant' on an attempt to break the coach-and-four record of 12 hours and 18 minutes from New York to Atlantic City, made in 1910. Mrs. Florence Evans Dibble is at the reins." The photograph displays the entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria hotel from across Park Avenue, 1936.
Date
1936-05-12
Relation
Photographs | Buildings Collection
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
8x10
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
06.02.013
Coverage
Exterior -- Park Avenue, East
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Temporal Coverage
1931 - 1939
Citation
“Park Avenue Entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel facing South East, 1936,” Host to the World, accessed November 17, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/375.