In honor of upcoming New Year’s celebrations, here is a sample of “celebratory” images from Brooklyn’s past. Happy New Year everyone!
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Party at the Metropolitan Savings Bank, 1955 ca. Minnie Grace Hillard Collection, ARC.041, Brooklyn Historical Society.
Cake-eating contest, 1941. Drake Bakeries Photographs, v1987.7.51, Brooklyn Historical Society.
Wedding Reception, 1956. Harry Kalmus Papers and Photographs, ARC.046, Brooklyn Historical Society.
Party scene, 1976. Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services Records, v1991.110, Brooklyn Historical Society.
Celebration of the Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883. Brooklyn Photograph Collection, v1973.5.282, Brooklyn Historical Society.