Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

That's what New Yorkers celebrating New Year in the past.

A chic young couple toasts New Year's Eve at Manhattan's famous Stork Club.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Guests of an event at the Plaza Hotel don festive hats and play with noisemakers on New Year's Eve 1937.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover celebrates New Year's Eve 1938 undercover in a Mickey Mouse mask.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

A woman emerges from an egg on New Year's Eve 1939.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Jacqueline Dahdia entertains guests at Havana Madrid on New Year's Eve 1939.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Peggy Joyce and Jack Buckner drink -- and smoke -- to the New Year in 1939.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Guests toast to a happy year at the El Morocco club in 1962.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

A Vietnam veteran enjoys a New Year's Eve date at the New Yorker hotel in 1966.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Revelers toot horns amidst a spray of confetti on New Year's Eve 1967.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Confetti sets a festive tone for New Year's Eve 1967 at Sammy's Bowery Follies.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Guests at a Regency Hotel benefit roll the dice on New Year's Eve 1967.

Old Photos of People Celebrating New Year in New York City

Guests get a leg up in the coming year with entertainment at Sammy's Bowery Follies on New Year's Eve 1970.