Wonderful Photos That Show the New Year’s Eve Home Party of a Japanese-American Family in the 1950s

A 1950s New Year’s Eve home party would feature festive décor like tinsel, balloons, and a clock for the midnight countdown. Guests would dress in cocktail dresses and suits, enjoying appetizers and punch. Music, often swing or early rock ‘n’ roll, would set the mood.

At midnight, guests would toast with champagne and celebrate the New Year with dancing, conversation, and merriment, reflecting the optimism of the post-war era. Here below is a set of wonderful photos from EspressoBuzz that show people at a New Year’s Eve home party of George Morihiro family in 1955-1956.