When New Year’s Eve rolls around, it’s just as important to be with someone dear when the clock strikes midnight as it is to be in the proper place. These 17 black and white pictures from yesteryear show society’s elite surrounded by loved ones and plenty of champagne.
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| A large clock in the sand at Venice Beach, made with letters and people. A rope in a circle makes the outer edge of the clock, while ladies in swim suits lay around the outside of rope. Four of them hold up the date 1935, while 2 ladies make themselves the minute and hour hands of the clock. |
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| A group of women enjoy a New Year's sledding party. |
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| Virginia Dale rings in the 1941. |
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| Woman celebrating with room full of balloons. |
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| Women with balloons on New Years Eve. |
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| Young woman standing in front of a clock, celebrating New Years Eve. |
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| Betty Grable celebrating the New Year. |
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| Women with balloons on New Years Eve. |
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| Getting a kick out of New Year's with Julie London. |
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| Betty Hutton and her giant bells, 1942. |
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| Hazel Sofinger wishing everyone a Happy, 1933. |
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| Olivia de Havilland skiing her way into 1937. |
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| Olga San Juan posing for publicity still with nautical theme bearing message: HAPPY NEW YEAR, 1944. |
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| Alice Faye celebrates the New Year, c.1936. |
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| Ann Miller on New Year's Eve |
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| Esther Williams ringing in 1944. |
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| Donna Reed, c.1940s |