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[Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, N.Y.] – Historic Print

[Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, N.Y.], c1902. — historic photograph
[Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, N.Y.], c1902.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, N.Y.]

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The record identifies this print as a view of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, and its tracings mark it as an interior, so the focus is likely the hotel's public rooms rather than its Fifth Avenue facade. The hotel grew out of two neighboring Astor-family hotels, the Waldorf and the Astoria, joined under one name in 1897, and it became a symbol of Gilded Age luxury. George C. Boldt, who ran the hotel, is credited as the copyright holder, which suggests the image was made to promote the establishment. The catalog data comes from an unverified caption card, so the date of about 1902 is approximate.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by George C. Boldt. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Hotels; Geogr.; Interiors.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149488

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